The Confederation of Farmers of Portugal (CAP) warned this Friday that FIPA has not modified the deadline for requesting €500,000 for animal feed, due to the fires, despite the new diploma.
Despite the minister’s order published on Thursday, on support for farmers affected by the fires, the IFAP (Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pesca) portal did not update the application submission period, which ended on August 24 ”, indicated, in a statement, PAC.
The Government created support, with a total allocation of 500,000 euros, for animal feed for farmers affected by the fires in mainland Portugal, according to a diploma published in Diário da República.
fires Government creates support of 500 thousand euros for animal feed
Owners of sheep, cattle, goats and horses with farms in areas affected by fires in mainland Portugal can benefit from this support.
Initially, the application period was from August 17 to 24.
This Thursday a new diploma was published that expands the list of parishes covered by these grants.
However, the IFAP portal —responsible for the electronic submission of applications, as well as defining the deadline for them— maintains the application period between August 17 and 24,” CAP warned.
fires Government extends support for animal feed to more parishes
According to the same note, the confederation requested clarifications from FIPA, which referred to “a possible second phase of applications.”
Lusa questioned FIPA and the Ministry of Agriculture which, in turn, guaranteed that it will be This Friday a clarification was released.
Source: Observadora
