More than 341 million złoty (over 80 million Euro) is going to growers affected by this year's drought. Aid has also been granted to blackcurrant growers in compensation for the losses incurred due to the low prices of this fruit.
According to the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARMA), the 341.6 million złoty allocated will go to more than 143 thousand growers. As regards blackberries specifically, nearly 21 million złoty (4.95 million Euro) will be granted to some 12.1 thousand producers.
ARMA accepted applications for aid up to 30 September 2015. The Agency received approximately 174 thousand applications. The government agreed to help with this year's target reserve of 450 million złoty.
Source: agrobiznes.money.pl