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€40 million extra to support farmers affected by hail in spring

2022-08-03T17:35:36.994Z


Hailstorms, "phenomenon of rare violence", caused "up to 100%" loss of production in places, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.


The Ministry of Agriculture announced on Wednesday the mobilization of an additional 40 million euros from the emergency aid fund dedicated to frost, initially endowed with 20 million euros, to cover agricultural damage caused by hail episodes. which took place in the spring.

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This fund, "

in the hands of the regional prefects, is intended to provide a rapid response to situations of great fragility within the limit of a ceiling of 5,000 euros per farm, which may be raised in the case of more extreme situations

", detailed the ministry during a press conference.

Psychological and financial aid

Hailstorms, "

phenomenon of rare violence

" caused "

up to 100%

" loss of production in places, weighing on the "

morale of farmers

", said the ministry, which identified three major problems.

The need to provide psychological and financial aid to farmers first, awareness of the recurrence of climatic hazards and finally the concern of farmers about their ability to honor forward sales contracts.

Seven recommendations resulted from the “

flash mission

”, assessing the damage in the agricultural world, started on June 22.

Read alsoViolent hailstorms in the Loire and Haute-Loire departments

The Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneau, asked "

the prefects to activate these emergency cells without delay

" to identify the damage, "

particularly on a psychological level

".

At the local level, the ministry asks for the “

benevolence

” of the “

banking network

” as to the staggering or postponement of deadlines that farmers face because of weakened cash flow.

Marc Fesneau asked the Minister of the Economy and Finance to "

monitor or even fight against an abnormal surge in prices on the quotes for acts of asbestos removal, deconstruction, then reconstruction of roofs and buildings

» affected by hailstorms.

CAP aid, provided for cases of force majeure or exceptional circumstances, may also be requested in certain cases.

In the longer term, the orientation and future law that the Minister of Agriculture must present to Parliament in 2023 "

should make risk management in agriculture a major issue

", by bringing out a generation of farmers “

at the forefront of transition issues

”.

Source: lefigaro

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