Myanmar ready to implement crop insurance scheme for paddy farmers.

Myanmar has approved a crop insurance scheme for smallholder farmers to assist them in facing agricultural challenges and fighting uncertainties paddy myanThe crop insurance scheme will include only paddy for now. The programme is in line with Myanmar government’s ambitious plan to protect crop damages due to unpredictable weather conditions in the far-eastern Asian nation. Yangon-based Global World Insurance is supporting Myanmar government in implementing the project on an experimental basis. As reported by Myanmar Times, the insurance scheme will include only paddy for the moment, extending in the region such as Yangon, Ayeyawady, Magwe and Mandalay.