Rwanda: Farmers Receive Insurance Payouts

13 February 2014

In an effort to reduce the impact of catastrophes on the agriculture sector - the country's largest employment sector - farmers have received insurance payouts worth Frw 42.1 million for their products.

This comes after smallholder farmers faced drought during the maize germination period that led to crop losses and low yields, pushing food prices high in the region.

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