Apple and chestnut payments go into March, de minimis requested for beans too

The article highlights the delays in payments for farmers affected by the Daniel disaster, diseases, and extreme weather events in 2024, as reported in the Joint Ministerial Decision for a de minimis package worth 11,165,000 euros. This package was intended to support producers of fresh figs, pistachios, apples, and chestnuts. Despite the funds being available in the treasury, payments have not been made, with a new platform being developed to facilitate electronic submissions of necessary declarations. Meanwhile, four cooperatives in Larissa have reached out to the Ministry of Rural Development requesting compensation for bean crop damages due to a prolonged heat wave, underscoring the challenges farmers face in recovering from adverse conditions.

Once again, the ongoing problems at OPEKEPE have resulted in delayed payments. In early February, the Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) was published in the Official Gazette for the de minimis package, amounting to 11,165,000 euros, to producers of fresh figs, pistachios, in the Eastern Attica Region as well as apples and chestnuts in the Larissa Region, who were affected by the Daniel disaster, diseases and extreme weather events, during the period from January 1 to August 31, 2024. We have reached the end of February and payments have still not been made because they say that they were looking for solutions at OPEKEPE so that beneficiaries do not go to the KYD with handwritten responsible declarations in hand. Finally, they decided to create a platform to electronically submit the necessary responsible declarations and the payment will follow. However, at the current rate, the payment is expected to be made by the end of March. And we are talking about the money being there ...