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Greece accelerates wildfire compensation for farmers amid crop damage concerns
🇬🇷 Greece /Disasters & Emergencies

Greece accelerates wildfire compensation for farmers amid crop damage concerns

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Greek farmers affected by recent wildfires will receive accelerated compensation for crop and production unit damages.
  • The deputy minister announced expedited procedures for damage assessment and compensation, particularly for olive groves heavily impacted before harvest.
  • National and European funding will be utilized to support producers, with a focus on transparent and objective aid distribution.

Greek farmers facing severe losses from recent wildfires will see expedited compensation processes, according to Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food Yiannis Andrianos. He announced that damage assessment and compensation procedures are being accelerated to support producers affected by the fires.

The deputy minister highlighted the significant damage to crops, particularly olive groves, which were impacted just months before harvest. In some cases, residences and businesses were also affected alongside agricultural operations. "We will quickly conduct the assessment and issue the findings, and we will proceed with compensation because we must support these producers," Andrianos stated.

We will quickly conduct the assessment and issue the findings, and we will proceed with compensation because we must support these producers.

— Yiannis AndrianosDeputy Minister of Rural Development and Food, Yiannis Andrianos, emphasizing the urgency of providing compensation to affected farmers.

Damage assessment for crops is already underway through municipalities, while regional units are responsible for assessing damage to buildings and other facilities. Andrianos assured that all available national and European funding tools would be utilized to support the producers. He specifically mentioned the Argolida region, where some producers had already suffered extensive damage from hailstorms last November. "The state and the government are by their side. The prime minister's orders are clear, and it is urgent to provide compensation," he added.

Beyond the wildfire relief, Andrianos also discussed broader support for the agricultural sector. Payments have been completed for producers of fodder crops who faced difficulties selling their produce due to restrictions related to sheep and goat pox. Additionally, procedures are advancing for financial support to rice producers through the de minimis aid scheme. The goal, he stated, is to direct aid to producers who genuinely cultivate and produce, using objective and transparent criteria. He also noted the launch of the new myAGRO platform for the 2026 Single Aid Application, emphasizing it as a key step toward a modern, simpler, and more transparent agricultural support system.

The state and the government are by their side. The prime minister's orders are clear, and it is urgent to provide compensation.

— Yiannis AndrianosDeputy Minister of Rural Development and Food, Yiannis Andrianos, assuring support for producers in the Argolida region.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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