95% of padi farmers yet to sign up for protection plan


Selangor allocated RM8.9mil to compensate padi farmers for crop losses due to disease. — Filepic

ONLY 5% of the 7,407 padi farmers in Selangor have registered for the Agrofood Takaful Protection Scheme: Padi Crop Takaful Scheme (STTP) that provides assistance in the event of natural disasters.

State infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Izham Hashim said so far, only 330 padi farmers have signed up for the scheme.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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