The regional decree has been published which starts the assignment of “fodder vouchers” for Sicilian farmers and the formation of a supplier register. After approval in the Ars Productive Activities commission, we now move on to the implementation phase of the provision desired by the president of the Sicilian Region Renato Schifani, which allocates 10 million euros to deal with the damage caused to the sector by water shortages.
Contribution provided through the issuing of a shopping voucher
The contribution will be paid, until the resources are exhausted, through the issue of a “voucher” that can be used for the purchase of fodder from suppliers identified by the Region and included in a special register. For access to the economic benefit, the criteria of proportionality with respect to the damage suffered by the breeding enterprises will be taken into account.
Applications due July 3rd
Applications must be submitted by July 3rd exclusively through the Agricultural Assistance Centers (CAA) to which they belong which, within the following 10 days, will send the requests to the Agriculture Department. Farmers will then be able to collect the product at the Dittaino industrial area (Enna) or another point that will be defined after consulting the professional trade organisations.
How to be included in the register of fodder suppliers
To request to be included in the register of fodder suppliers, however, it is necessary to fill in the form attached to the notice and send it via certified email, from tomorrow and by next June 26th, at the address [email protected].
At this link you can consult the regional decree “Water emergency in agriculture and livestock” and download the application forms.
Giuseppe Catania, “Regional contributions coming soon”
“The procedural process has begun to assign regional contributions of over 10.5 million euros to Sicilian livestock farms for the purchase of fodder”. This was stated by Giuseppe Catania, regional deputy of the Brothers of Italy.
Catania underlines: “In the Productive Activities Commission we approved the two expressions of interest to identify respectively the supplying companies and those that will receive it. In particular – as foreseen by my amendment to the Connected – approximately 533 thousand euros are intended for livestock farms in the Nisseno area. Another 10 million have been allocated by the Budget to support the sector throughout Sicily. In the next few hours, the expressions of interest will be published by the regional Department of Agriculture and the process will conclude after a few days, guaranteeing a breath of fresh air for the world of animal husbandry. Furthermore, the Budget Committee is currently discussing the provision of further contributions: another 5 million for the purchase of fodder and 10 million for the fight against the water crisis”.
