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The call for applications for financial assistance for agricultural producers affected by the 2023 outbreak has ended. Drought and other adverse weather events. The initiative, known as drought relief, has attracted a lot of interest from the beginning. According to information published by the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture, more than 132,000 were registered. applications. They are currently being processed. To date, the accounts of 4.3 thousand. farmers received nearly 41 million zlotys. More money will be disbursed in the coming days.
Drought aid 2024 – summary
Call for applications for financial assistance for agricultural producers affected by the 2023 outbreak. Drought and other adverse weather events lasted from February 29 to March 15, 2024. It could be applied for by agricultural producers whose crop losses caused by the occurrence of 2023. Drought and other adverse weather events were above 30 percent. average annual crop production. Applications could be submitted directly to the ARMA district office, via the ePUAP platform, the mObywatel service, or sent by mail. The current intake was very popular, as we wrote about in a previous article in Water Matters: Drought aid still needed. Last days to submit applications! As announced, a few days after the end of the call, funds began to flow into farmers’ accounts.
Amount of support under drought aid
Beneficiaries of drought relief funding can expect to receive support in the following amounts:
- PLN 1,000/ha of crop area (including perennial grassland, where the stocking density of cattle, sheep, goats, horses or geese is at least 0.3 LU/ha), for which the 2023 damage. drought, hail, driving rain, adverse winter effects, spring frost, flood, hurricane, lightning, landslide or avalanche caused a loss of at least 70 percent. yield;
- PLN 500/ha of crop area (including perennial grassland, where the stocking density of cattle, sheep, goats, horses or geese is at least 0.3 LU/ha), for which the 2023 damage. drought, hail, driving rain, adverse winter effects, spring frost, flood, hurricane, lightning, landslide or avalanche caused a loss of at least 30 percent. and less than 70 percent. yield;
- PLN 500/ha of perennial grassland area, on which the damage caused by the 2023. drought, hail, driving rain, adverse winter effects, spring frost, flood, hurricane, lightning, landslide or avalanche caused a loss of at least 70 percent. yield and on which the density of cattle, sheep, goats, horses or geese is less than 0.3 LU/ha;
- 250 zlotys/ha of perennial grassland, on which the damage caused by the 2023. drought, hail, driving rain, adverse winter effects, spring frost, flood, hurricane, lightning, landslide or avalanche caused a loss of at least 30 percent. and less than 70 percent. yield, and on which the density of cattle, sheep, goats, horses or geese is less than 0.3 LU/ha.
It is worth mentioning that the two highest aid rates do not apply to perennial grasslands where the density of cattle, sheep, goats, horses or geese is less than 0.3 IU/ha, and to crops of fruit trees and bushes or strawberries, for which in 2023. damage caused by spring frost, hail or hurricane has occurred.
The aid is granted by a decision of the head of the district office of the Agency for the Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture competent for the place of residence or seat of the agricultural producer, upon his application submitted on a form made available on the ARMA website.
Drought Aid 2024. – legal basis
The legal basis for drought relief support is as follows Decree of the Council of Ministers of January 27, 2015. on the detailed scope and methods of implementation of certain tasks of the Agency for the Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture, according to which the agency provides, among other things. Financial assistance for resumption of production on farms and special departments of agricultural production, where damage caused by drought, hail, driving rain, negative effects of overwintering, spring frost, flood, hurricane, lightning, landslide or avalanche, within the meaning of the provisions on insurance of agricultural crops and livestock.
