Ukrainian impacts: 926 Walloon farmers have been paid in France

Under the impetus of the European Union, the Walloon Government has allocated an exceptional budget of more than €10.4 million to producers in the Walloon agricultural sectors most in difficulty following the invasion in Ukraine. These are the poultry (organic and differentiated quality), dairy goats (organic and conventional) and pig (differentiated quality, organic and conventional) sectors. First assessment after a few months of implementation. Thomas Demonty As a reminder, this aid is made up of a European envelope and co-financing from the Walloon Region. The maximum intervention amounts are fixed in a European decision. For the conventional sectors, as well as the so-called alternative poultry sector (hens going outside, free-range hens or hens on the ground), the obligation to respect conditionality and greening was required for them to be considered as a qualifying production activity. Verification of compliance with the rules on greening and cross-compliance was therefore ...