JERLUN, March 8 — A total of 10,726 paddy farmers nationwide have received overall compensation totalling RM24.6 million under the Paddy Crop Takaful Scheme (STTP) from 2024 until yesterday.

Agrobank Group president and chief executive officer Datuk Tengku Ahmad Badli Shah Raja Hussin said the STTP, introduced in September 2024, is a takaful scheme drawn up specifically to provide financial assistance to registered paddy farmers who experienced damage or permanent loss of their paddy crops due to natural disasters, pest attacks and crop diseases