European Commission grants EUR 4.2 Million in support to Latvian farmers for weather damage
Based on the justification from the Ministry of Agriculture, the European Commission (EC) decided on February 19 to grant emergency support of €4.2 million to Latvian farmers for damages caused by severe spring frosts and intense rainfall at the end of July 2024. The emergency support will be provided to farmers whose orchards, potato fields, and other agricultural crops were devastated or significantly affected by the extremely adverse weather conditions last year.
Minister of Agriculture, Armands Krauze, stated: “The European Commission’s decision to grant emergency financial support is crucial, as the unfavorable climatic conditions of 2024 had a severe impact on fruit and vegetable farming. The Ministry of Agriculture has already begun working with farmers’ non-governmental organizations to determine the swift distribution of this support to the affected fruit and vegetable growers.”
The support is intended for the farmers most affected by the adverse weather conditions to compensate for economic losses that threaten agricultural sustainability, taking into account the actual financial losses incurred by the affected farmers.
Information source: Ministry of Agriculture