Agriculture Minister Robert Telus announced the news in a tweet on Monday, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
He said: “The European Commission has approved another package of government aid to Polish farmers, in the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.”
Telus added: “Under this aid package, the government will grant subsidies for the purchase of seed-sowing materials. Government aid for these subsidies will total PLN 210 million (EUR 47 million).”
Poland allocates EUR 3.5 bln to farmers amid Russia's war on Ukraine
Poland has already allocated PLN 15.4 billion (EUR 3.5 billion) to help its farmers deal with the effects of Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the agriculture ministry has said.
This includes PLN 2.6 billion (EUR 584 million) in 2022, PLN 10.036 (EUR 2.3 billion) in 2023 and PLN 2.789 billion (EUR 627 million) in subsequent years, the PAP news agency reported.
The biggest chunk of aid has been earmarked for subsidies to help Polish farmers purchase fertiliser (PLN 7.3 billion - EUR 1.6 billion) and for cash-flow loans (PLN 2.8 billion - EUR 450 million), according to officials.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.
Monday is day 516 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Source: PAP, money.pl, wgospodarce.pl, farmer.pl