Poland: Prime Minister ordered the Minister of Agriculture to prepare a compensation scheme for the losses suffered by farmers

Published Oct 4, 2023

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Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has ordered the Minister of Agriculture to prepare a compensation scheme for the losses suffered by farmers due to a warm September, which affected cauliflower and broccoli crops. Morawiecki emphasized that the Polish government has always supported farmers and provided funds during previous crises such as the economic collapse caused by COVID-19, droughts in 2018 and 2019, and energy and fuel crises. The Prime Minister also highlighted the government's efforts to improve infrastructure and invest in rural areas using funds confiscated from VAT mafias.

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I heard that due to a particularly warm September, farmers suffered losses on cauliflower and broccoli crops. I ordered the Minister of Agriculture to prepare a compensation scheme for the losses that occurred, said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who visited Sarnowo-Góry (Masovian Voivodeship) on Wednesday. The head of government emphasized that the PiS government has never left farmers to themselves. "When Covid caused a huge economic collapse, we provided huge funds to save jobs, also to save jobs in agriculture, including our key sector in the national economy. Previously, there was drought in 2018, 2019 - we allocated PLN 2.5 billion in each of these years to compensate for the effects of drought, then the energy crisis, the fuel crisis, so we increased the amounts of fuel subsidies beyond the level determined as possible by the European Commission. We asked the EC to agree to pay farmers more," Morawiecki enumerated. Problem with cauliflower and broccoli He added that ...

Source: AgroPolska