The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry asked for 45 million lei from the Government’s reserve fund for financially supporting the agricultural producers whose orchards were affected by the late frost of this spring. The Ministry drafted a Government decision to this effect, IPN reports.
The informative note to the draft decision says that low temperatures under the biological resistance level were recorded in some of the northern districts of Moldova on April 26-27 this year. These caused considerable damage to the agricultural sector, especially horticulture. According to the data of the district agriculture and food divisions, the late spring frosts seriously affected the fruit harvest in the districts of Briceni, Donduseni, Drochia, Glodeni, Ocnita, Rascani and, partially, Soroca. The losses were estimated at 207 million lei.
The value was calculated according to the DaLa (Damage and Loss Assessment in the Agricultural Sector) methodology worked out by the World Bank, based on the affected area, average harvest for each species of fruit, the legal organizational form of the agricultural company and the comparable price for 2015 presented by the National Bureau of Statistics for 2013-2015.
The Ministry of Agriculture also though up regulations that stipulate the requirements towards those who are eligible for financial assistance and the procedure for providing this support.
