The aid is destined for farmers whose crops were damaged by the pathogenic bacteria Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus and Ralstonia solanacearum.
Farmers will receive between RON0.5 and RON2.6 per kilo for damaged seed potato crops, and RON1.5 per kilo for damaged crops of potatoes for consumption. (EUR1=RON4.3746)