Nearly 1k Kedah rice farmers lose RM13.5m in floods

A total of 972 rice farmers under the Farmers’ Organisation Authority (LPP) in Kedah have suffered losses of approximately RM13.5 million after more than 1,500ha of padi fields were flooded.

LPP chairperson Mahfuz Omar said the Asun Area Farmers’ Organisation (PPK) was among the hardest hit, with 367ha of paddy fields affected and 189 farmers involved.