Nearly PLN 360 mln paid as drought aid

Over PLN 356 million have been paid to farmers as compensation for losses caused by this year's drought,  spokesman of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARiMR) Paweł Mucha told Polish Press Agency (PAP).

ARiMR also pays compensations for damage caused by drought in fish farming. As of October 17, the Agency received over 600 applications for such aid, for nearly PLN 13 million. So far, the fishermen suffered by this year's drought have received over PLN 2 million aid.