Demands on politics: farmers demand more and faster aid in climate change
Drought and heat are also putting pressure on agricultural businesses. The German Farmers' Association also sees politics in demand and warns of delays.
Cologne. The German Farmers' Association has called for more and faster government aid in view of ongoing drought, heatwaves and expected below-average harvests. The agricultural businesses need a toolbox to be able to adapt well to climate change, said Secretary General Stefanie Sabet in the "Morning Echo" of West German Broadcasting. The challenges and burdens were diverse, and the federal government must provide stronger support. Sabet also demanded more flexibility from the government.
She mentioned innovations in breeding, strengthening the landscape water balance and also risk management, in order to prevent the businesses from being under such high liquidity pressure. Many things had been agreed in the coalition contract and it was "inexplicable" why the federal government remained "inactive" in the currently difficult situation. The earnings situation was tense, sometimes threatening to exist.
A specific necessary help would be, from the farmers' association's point of view, if an EU aid program for fertilizer supply were topped up with national funds. This was how it worked in other EU countries.
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