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Published September 12th, 2010

In the News: Insurance for Indonesian Farmers

Farmers need an insurance to warranty their lives. And in Indonesia, which the House of Representatives will soon be discussing the draft of law for Farmer Protection. Discussion on the bill that would regulate insurance for farmers is expected to be completed this year. That was revealed by the Ministry of Agriculture spokesman Iwantoro , when contacted on Saturday.

Actually, the draft has been completed. In the near future will be presented to Parliament. This bill also has been included in the list for discussion in Parliament this year. Under this bill, the farmer will get indemnity insurance or if you have a crop failure or loss suffered by farmers in conducting agricultural business. During this time, farmers have not received protection in the operations. As a result, farmers lose money when the crop failure occurs.

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