Catalonia in Spain announces aid of 28 million for the drought to vineyards, vegetables, and dried fruit

Unió de Pagesos criticizes that the Government does not adapt to "the reality" of farmers BARCELONA, 3 Aug. (EUROPA PRESS) - The Minister of Climate Action, Food and the Rural Agenda of the Generalitat, David Mascort, has announced this Thursday a 28 million euro aid package to mitigate the effects of the drought for vines, vegetables and dried fruit. In statements to the media after the meeting of the Agrarian Roundtable, Mascort clarified that this will be the third aid package, and "not the last", that farmers will receive from the Government and recalled that with this there are already 120 million euros that the Generalitat has invested in the sector. For horticulture and vineyards, they will create a module "that will result from determining the affectation of the plots", and the farmers will charge a part if they have insurance and half if they do not, in his words. As for dried fruit, the minister explained that they will complement the Government's aid to ...