Agricultural price, credit and insurance programmes in Brazil (cont.) There are four main programmes: the rural insurance premium programme (Programa de Subvengao ao Premio do Seguro Rural, PSR), the general agriculture insurance programme (Programa de Garantia da Atividade Agropecudria, PROAGRO) these two targeting commercial farmers and administered by MAPA. These four programmes support farmers either by paying part of the insurance premium costs or by compensating farmers for production losses due to natural disasters.