1.3 mln farmers applied for direct payments in 2018

In 2018 almost 1.3 million farmers applied for direct payments. 866,000 of those applications were delivered to the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture electronically. In 2017 there were only 11,000 online applications. Most applications were submitted in Mazowieckie, Lubelskie, Łódzkie, Wielkopolskie, Małopolskie and Podkarpackie voivodships. Direct payments this year will amount approximately PLN 13 billion and will be paid from December 1.