Farmers continue to demand compensation for losses from natural disasters

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Posted by: Ecaterina Arvintii

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03 Aug. 2020 / 19:40

Farmers continue to demand compensation for losses from natural disasters

Farmers in the country continue to demand compensation to cover damage caused by natural disasters. After farmers in the south of the country collected only 34 percent of the first category crop, and the losses here amount to about 250 million lei, farmers say it is clear that they will have significant damage to the second group of cereals. Currently, the agricultural commissions of Gagauzia are inspecting the corn and sunflower agricultural lands in order to present an analysis in this regard within two weeks, reports Moldova 1.

Due to the severe drought, in the south of the country, only 34% of the first group harvest was collected. The commissions are working to estimate losses for other crops as well.

"Unfortunately, we are hit by the second wave of drought for the second group of cereals. We have already analyzed 14 fields and only in one of them will be up to 30% sunflower, ie the losses amount to 70%. On the rest of the land, there will not be harvest," said the member of the commission from ATU Gagauzia Fiodor Ştiroi.

Prime Minister Ion Chicu announced that the Government will approve additional measures to support farmers. Thus, in addition to the 100 million lei allocated from the Subsidy Fund, another 100 million will be distributed from the Intervention Fund.

"We hope that in a maximum of one week the farmers will start receiving this money according to the presented documents. The Ministry of Agriculture is already launching the assessment of the losses related to the second group of cereals, so that later we can come up with additional allocations, in order to cover this damage as well," declared the Prime Minister Ion Chicu.

Last week, the government approved a regulation granting compensation to farmers suffering from drought. Thus, the aid will be granted for cereals from the first group affected by drought to the extent of 60%, as well as for horticultural crops affected by hail. The deadline for submitting the file is September 18.

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