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While traveling in the Pyrénées-Orientales, where he met farmers heavily affected by drought, the Minister of Agriculture announced on Saturday May 6 that the State would cover crop losses and ensure a minimum flow to allow the ‘irrigation.
In the Pyrénées-Orientales, the drought continues to wreak havoc. The Agly is still dry, Saturday May 6th. The situation puts agricultural producers at risk. In the morning, an arborist showed the state of his orchards to the Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneau. “There is no more harvest, you can see it on the other trees. The harvest is already lost”, he explained to her. His production of apricots is unsaleable.
The State announces that it will cover the loss of crops
The Minister announced on the spot that a minimum flow would be ensured for irrigation in the department. No water cut for farmers, therefore, as they feared. The State also undertakes to cover the loss of crops. Farmers already insured will receive a higher indemnity. “The state will not discard and instead comes to say: even if there are irrigation restrictions, we will come to ensure your loss at the highest level possible”said the minister.
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