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The Ministry Georgia assures farmers that it is monitoring the effects of the pandemic

The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development assures that it is constantly monitoring the situation and the effects of the pandemic on farmers, and will continue its supportive interventions, within its capabilities and available resources, to ensure the sustainability of the agricultural sector. and Environment, commenting on the protest that took place yesterday in SEDIGEP Paralimni.

In a statement today, the Ministry of Agriculture emphasizes that “Cyprus was one of the few countries in the European Union that directly supported its primary sector, in a structured way, with both national and European resources, to deal with the consequences of the pandemic.”

He states that “the Government recognizes the enormous contribution of farmers in ensuring the adequacy and safety of food in the market, in the difficult conditions we all experience due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”

He added that the government also acknowledges that the agricultural sector “has been affected by the effects of pandemic control measures and therefore could not fail to respond, supporting our rural people in this difficult time”.

The Ministry of Agriculture states that “since last March, the Council of Ministers approved a series of targeted plans, aimed at supporting the agricultural sector and restoring farmers' incomes.”

To date, he adds, they have been approved through five successive decisions of the Council of Ministers around 30 meters with a budget of more than 17 million euros.

He also states that these measures were either horizontal in nature and concerned all farmers (eg measures for reduced water charges), or concerned specific sectors of farmers who were documented to have been hit hardest by the effects of the pandemic.

“The formulation of these measures was done through a broad consultation with the agricultural organizations, with which a fruitful cooperation has been developed, but also with the farmers themselves, during the visits made by the Minister of Agriculture and his associates throughout Cyprus “, he adds.

In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture states that the last decision of the Council of Ministers to support the agricultural sector was taken in December 2020 and concerns the support of specific producer groups facing particular problems and notes that one of the groups that received support is SEDIGEP Paralimni.

He also said that the farmers “benefited from all the measures announced by the Government to deal with the pandemic and are being implemented by the Ministries of Finance and Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance”.

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Source: politis.com.cy

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