Government allocates 100 million lei to aid drought-hit farmers
The government will allocate 100 million lei from the Intervention Fund to partially cover the losses incurred by grain producers due to this summer's drought and high temperatures.
The decision was approved at the meeting of the Commission for Exceptional Situations (CSE), as announced by Prime Minister Dorin Recean. Additionally, the authorities will prepare exceptional situation measures based on the Romanian model.
The Prime Minister instructed the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry and the Minister of Finance to ensure that this aid is provided to the relevant enterprises promptly. "We continue to seek effective solutions for the sector; therefore, by next week, we will have prepared exceptional situation measures for farmers, particularly grain producers in certain districts of the Republic of Moldova, based on the Romanian model," added Dorin Recean.
The Farmers' Force Association has repeatedly stated that its members will protest if the authorities do not declare a state of emergency in the sector and implement a moratorium on bank penalties.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
