MIPAAF, Bellanova: “we continue to support agricultural businesses by accelerating payments. Liquidity is essential "
249 million euros for over 138 thousand beneficiaries with payment decrees in the context of the single application, rural development, wine and operational programs.
It is the numbers and the range of action that return Agea's work in the last three weeks in the delivery of aid to farmers.
Going into detail, here is the summary framework: single application, in particular for the year 2019, 100.767 beneficiaries for 78.7 million; regional rural development programs (RDPs) and which see Agea as a paying agency, 103.3 million; national rural development programs, insurance measure, 18.235 beneficiaries for 40.1 million; promotion of third countries, over 9.5 million; olive oil quality improvement programs, over 6.8 million; operational programs, over 6.8 million; vineyard renovation, 4.2 million; distillation, 115 thousand euros.
"Aware of how essential liquidity for companies is especially at this moment, we continue to work in forced marches in payments to agricultural businesses," said Minister Teresa Bellanova, "and I note the great work that Agea is doing. A commitment that we have made and that we will carry on with punctuality and determination also in the coming weeks. With the payments from the latter period, the sums disbursed totaled 414 million euros and more than 211 thousand farms benefited from them ".