Moldovan government to financially support micro and small farmers to overcome precarious situation caused by 2022 crises

Chisinau, August 14 /MOLDPRES/- Government has approved the procedure for providing one-off aid to micro and small farmers, affected by the consequences of the 2022 crises in order to avoid their insolvency and provide more predictability to ensure food security, the government's communication and protocol department has reported.

The financial aid will be offered to farmers who prepared the soil and sowed crops of the first group (wheat and barley, oats and triticale), primary products that are the basis of socially important products, as well as in the composition of animal feed. The current price offered for these types of goods is one that does not cover the investments, and farmers risk not being able to meet contractual commitments.

"Providing financial support will help about 3,000 farmers, who own areas of up to 1,500 ha. These aids will facilitate the cultivation of about 280 thousand ha of land sown with crops of the first group, according to statistics. Calculating and granting aid in limited terms will facilitate and amplify farmers' actions, ensuring continuity of the food chain", Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolea said.

The aid is to be calculated by the Agency for Intervention and Payments in Agriculture based on the applications. The method of calculating the aid will be carried out after identifying the eligible areas per applicant and the category coefficient, depending on the managed areas.

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