Over PLN 491 mln paid out in compensation to farmers
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More than PLN 491 million has already been paid by the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARiMR) to farmers affected by this year's drought, ARiMR spokesperson Paweł Mucha said.
By October 22, over 238,000 applications had been received for the amount of nearly PLN 1.49 billion in total.
ARiMR is also compensating for damage caused by drought in fish farming in freshwater ponds. By Monday, October 22, the Poviat offices of the Agency had received 639 applications for such aid, amounting to PLN 13.3 million. So far, the Agency has paid out PLN 2.9 million to fish farmers.
The government has allocated PLN 1.5 billion to compensate for losses caused by drought.
