Frost aid 2024: This is how fruit and winegrowers in Brandenburg get support!

Frost aid 2024: This is how fruit and winegrowers in Brandenburg get support!

The Brandenburg Ministry of Agriculture has now started the application process for frost aids for fruit and winegrowers. This procedure runs until October 31, 2024 and offers urgently needed financial support for farmers who suffered significant loss of yield in April 2024. The companies can submit their applications directly to the Office for Rural Development, Agriculture and Fall News (Lelf).

The weather extreme trees of 2024, especially the frost events in April, have severely affected the crop yields in agriculture. The fruit growing was hit particularly hard during this cold period. Many fruit farmers had to accept massive crop losses - in some cases there were even complete harvests. These severe losses meant that the Ministry of Agriculture had a few months ago talks with the farmers concerned and assured that they were not left alone. The financial aid that can now be requested are a direct expression of this support.

Details on the frost aids

The newly launched guideline for the 'Frost aid 2024' offers significant backing for the companies. Only those applications can be taken into account whose annual income was reduced by over 30 percent compared to previous years. As part of this program, funding amounts of up to 80 percent of the damage incurred are possible. The payment of this financial aid is scheduled for 2024.

In order to further increase the extent of the support, the Federal Government also applied for crisis aid from the EU. This application is of great importance, since the decision of the European Commission is still pending a possible participation in the planned help. The structure of the application procedure for the state aid is already designed in such a way that a combination with the decision of the EU is possible, which would represent additional protection for the companies.

The possibility of applying for financial support is of central importance for many fruit and winegrowers in Brandenburg to alleviate the consequences of frost damage. The affected companies now have the chance to stabilize their economic situation and possibly rebuild their harvests after they were offset by such losses. The Ministry of Agriculture remains in close contact with the affected farmer communities in order to make the process as smoothly and helpful as possible. More information on the application and the requirements can be found on the Lelf website. For further details on this topic, we recommend a look at the comprehensive report by barnim-aktuell.de to throw.