Poland: Sunflower, phacelia, flax and hemp will be covered by insurance subsidies

Published 2022년 11월 28일

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The Polish Ministry of Agriculture is seeking public feedback on its proposed subsidy regulations for agricultural crops and livestock for 2023. However, these regulations fail to include subsidies for sunflower and phacelia crops, despite requests from local agricultural associations. The Polish Association of Cereals Producers and the Lubuska Chamber of Agriculture have expressed their disappointment and have called on the Ministry to revise its regulations to include these crops. In response, the Ministry has announced that it is working on an amendment to the Insurance Act to extend subsidies to more crops, including sunflower, phacelia, flax, and hemp.

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As we have already informed, the regulation of the Council of Ministers on the amount of subsidies to premiums for insurance of agricultural crops and livestock in 2023 was submitted for public consultations. Unfortunately, these regulations once again do not provide for subsidies for sunflower and phacelia insurance - which has been sought for a long time by, among others, farmers from the Polish Association of Cereals Producers or the Lubuska Chamber of Agriculture. - Reviewing the regulations proposed for 2023, we find that, unfortunately, still - four years after the PZPRZ's suggestion in this matter - neither sunflower nor phacelia have been covered by subsidies to insurance premiums - Stanisław Kowalczyk wrote in connection with this situation in a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Henryk Kowalczyk Kacperczyk, President of the Association. He added that the Polish Association of Cereals Producers has been participating in the process of supporting agricultural insurance in our ...

Source: Farmer.pl