An “agricultural rearmament fund” of 2 095 000 €
The Minister of Agriculture, Annie Genevard, announced a plan to be implemented locally, with funding allocations “at the discretion of the prefects.”
In Allier, the agricultural rearmament fund amounts to 2 095 000 €, which will be supplemented “sometime in the autumn”.
Faced with farmers all affected, the prefect prioritized two categories.
First, young farmers and new entrants with a scheme designed to be simple: “it takes 5 minutes to fill out the form. The only document required is a bank account details form.”
The first disbursements will take place “in the coming days.”
Next, farms facing the greatest difficulties : the administration will “take on the complexity” and review the accounts, in coordination with the banking network and the MSA, to determine who receives support, how, and at what level—while ensuring support goes to viable businesses.
Nearly 6 million euros in property tax relief
Another measure: property tax relief on undeveloped properties, set at a high rate of 50%, for an amount of “nearly 6 million euros ».
The information will be shared with local councils: when there is a tenant farmer, the landowner must pass on the tax relief to them, as required by the Rural Code.
Tenant farmers can also deduct the tax relief directly from the rent before the end of the year.
National measures are also being added: agricultural disasters, with crop losses to be assessed “in the coming weeks”, and measures from the MSA (psychological support, payment deadline extensions), the'agricultural fertilizer and fuel aid — approximately 800 applications per month for 350 000 € per month, theoff-road diesel fuel aid being extended until the end of the year.
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Plan ahead so you can get help
The prefect also urged operators to take the step ofAgridiff, a support scheme for farms in difficulty that exists but is “very little used.”
“All of this is done under extremely strict confidentiality rules,” he assures us.
And he warns: if farmers come too late, “we can no longer help them.
We need to anticipate.” Agridiff offers financial assistance, audits, and psychological and social support.
Prepare for the long term
Beyond the emergency, the government will announce measures this autumn for adaptation to climate change.
The prefect praises the agricultural sector for its “strong awareness”: “What happened this summer is what we thought would happen in 5, 10 or 20 years. We clearly need to speed things up.”
This involves creating or restoring water reservoirs, which were underused and simplified by the agricultural emergency law, while adapting crops for “more restrained and more efficient” water management; and upgrading livestock buildings, using European funds managed by the Regional Council, to improve animal comfort.
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