UPA denounces the elimination of a funding allocation for farmers affected by DANA

The Union of Small Farmers and Livestock Breeders (UPA) conveys the "deep indignation" of farmers in the areas devastated by the DANA of October 29, 2025, upon learning of the suspension of an order by the Generalitat of 26.7 million euros intended to address the loss of "productive capacity" in Valencian agriculture. As the one-year anniversary of the Valencia DANA passes, which left 229 dead and economic losses estimated by the Bank of Spain at over 17 billion euros, the primary sector is one of the most severely affected, with thousands of victims who have endured a "horrible year," notes UPA. UPA has denounced the decision of the Consell of the Valencian Generalitat—published in the DOGV of October 17, 2025—to eliminate the budget line 'Dana 2024. Aid for the recovery of the productive potential of plots affected by the DANA of October 2024,' initially endowed with 26.7 million euros. This decision means leaving without support hundreds of farmers with plots affected by the ...