The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries went Wednesday to meet victims of Xynthia in Vendee and Charente-Maritime. Bruno Le Maire first visited an oyster farm in the island of R? is Tony Brin, to realize the damage caused by the storm the weekend. There, a scene of desolation was waiting after a giant wave passed over a dam three feet high and has invaded the fish ponds. "We will help the fish and shellfish industry already strongly felt in order to continue to live," said the minister.
Specifically, he presented a plan to aid three points for a total of 20 million euros. The bulk of the effort will focus on replacing equipment.This responds to a demand for professionals to enable them to restart their operations and be ready for the season getting ready now. "Especially our equipment that has been affected, such as sorters, the computers or the electricity grid, he says Tony Brin. I have even more checkbook to pay salaries, everything has been drowned by the rising waters, is tell you how we are. "
Lighten the load
Second point plan: relief of financial burdens of 1.5 million euros and finally the implementation of the national guarantee fund for agricultural disasters (FNGCA) to compensate for the loss of fish or shellfish. But on this last point, unlike the 1999 storm, which occurred at low tide and which has devastated oyster or mussel, the damage should be less important.It is funded jointly by government and professional organizations.
Another concern comes from the elver producers who fear their possible side effects of water pollution after they pass on farmland treated. In a scene of desolation, Bruno Le Maire has visited the farm of John Paul Rault, a young farmer Vendeen St. Rad?gonde-of-Walnut, who has lost everything, including his house, in the rising waters for payday loans bad credit . His case is not isolated as 52 000 hectares of land have been invaded by salt water after the passage of Xynthia. "It will take years and years for desalination," said the farmer. Bruno Mayor announced a plan to tens of millions of euros to farmers (see box below)."I shall return in a few weeks to see how its implementation takes place," he said.
A plan dedicated to farmers
A budget of several million euros to farmers. This was announced on Wednesday the Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Le Maire, the operators hit this weekend by storm Xynthia. In detail, two types of aid are considered. Firstly, a reduced specific financial burdens and also social. The state with the Agricultural Social Insurance Agency has raised 5 million euros for the first strand.
Then, after a case-by-case damage caused by Xynthia field, another package will be released under the National Guarantee Fund for Agricultural Disasters (FNGCA)."Given an initial estimate and according to recent experiments, this should be in the tens of millions of euros," said one familiar with the matter. The new aid will complement those of the plan emergency support and to the extent permitted by Brussels (De minimis 15 000 per farm). For their part farmers have asked for clemency for the administration, for example, identification of dead animals or statements in order to benefit from the CAP.
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