(^128) Agriculture Human Development Report - Croatia 2008
The Government has attempted to relieve some of
the risks and damages associated with climate vari-
ability. Subsequent to the Act on the Protection from
Natural Disasters, the Government approved dam-
age payments of EUR 1.1 billion (78% of all claimed
damages). However, due to a shortfall in funds, only
EUR 124 million (11% of approved damage) was ac-
tually paid out. The most significant payment was in
2007, when EUR 62 million was paid to compensate
grain farmers and cattle breeders adversely affected
by the drought. In 2003, the Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries (MAF - the name of the ministry at that
time) also granted a one-year grace period on MAF
loans to 1,030 farmers who suffered damage from
the 2003 drought.^69 During 2000-2007 farmers with
insurance policies received EUR 57 million (on aver-
age EUR 7 million per year) from insurance compa-
nies (See Figure 8-7 and Table 8-6). However, gener-
ally speaking, insurance companies will not insure
farmers against drought.
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 avg.
Million EUR
Figure 8-7: Claimed, approved and compensated damage to the agricultural sector in the period 2000-2007.
Damage compensation
(insurance companies)
Damage compensation
(Government)
Approved damage
Claimed damage
Table 8-6: Claimed, approved and compensated damage to the agricultural sector in the period 2000-2007.
Claimed damage (Million EURO)
Hail
Drought
Erosion
Flood
Wind/storm
Rain
Frost
Total
Approved damage
Compensation
Government
Insurance companies
Total
16
238
- 2
256
175
3
4
735
17- 9
51
112
36
3
5
815
0.4- 1
0.4
29
32
26
2
6
813
313
5
332
270
51
7
5833
0.2- 20
4
57
57
1
7
841- 18
5
5
52
22
143
117
1
10
1164
25- 2
73
59
1
5
519
65
0
3
1.2
3.8
7.6
10052
3460.2
8
406
401
62
12
7534
1155
2
7
13
176
14315
7
23% of damageYear 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Avg.Source: after MF 2008 and Hanfa 2008.Source: after MF 2008 and Hanfa 2008.