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| Najib (centre) arrives for a meet-the-people session with farmers and breeders in Sabak Bernam, February 26, 2012. |
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced an allocation of RM28 million as a one-off contribution to assist small-scale farmers and breeders in the country.
The good news was announced by the prime minister in conjunction with the launching of the Menara LPP and 40th anniversary celebration of the agency, here today.
The allocation was an immediate response from Najib to meet the request of the small-scale farmers and breeders who were previously described as lagging behind compared to the large-scale farmers and fishermen who had received aid as announced by the government.
The government had previously announced the granting of aid to the fishermen including the cost of living assistance of RM200 per month which benefited 55,000 registered fishermen.
In assisting the large-scale farmers, the government continued the granting of existing subsidy and incentive amounting to RM2.4 billion, besides introducing for the first time the Padi Takaful Insurance Scheme.
