Up to 50,000 farmers have so far insured their crops with the government-backed Hinga Urishingiwe farmers insurance scheme, an official at the Agriculture ministry has said.
The farmers hail from the Western and Southern provinces which have served as pilot areas for the scheme since its launch last year, according to Ernest Ruzindaza, the ministry's permanent secretary.
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