Applications are now open for recovery grants for farmers, growers and whenua Māori owners significantly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The article below contains information on and links to: Farmer and grower recovery grants, Rural sector funding, General primary sector fact sheet, Feed coordination service.
Farmer and grower recovery grants
The Government is providing $25 million for recovery grants to help undertake urgent work, including on-farm repairs to water infrastructure for livestock and fencing, and clearing silt to save fruit trees and vines.
Applications are now open. For further details, including an application form, application checklist and a fact sheet, click here.
Rural sector funding
Targeted funding of $4 million is also available to help with urgent primary sector needs not being met by other organisations.
MPI is working closely with sector groups, including DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand, Horticulture New Zealand, Federated Farmers, New Zealand Winegrowers, the Rural Support Trust and whenua Māori entities, to identify areas of greatest need.
Sector and regional groups with funding requests can access further information, including a fact sheet, here. (Scroll down to the bottom half of the page)
General primary sector fact sheet
MPI’s updated general primary sector fact sheet with Cyclone Gabrielle information can be found here.
Feed Coordination Service
MPI has also teamed up with Federated Farmers to restart the national Feed Coordination Service to support farmers recovering from the cyclone.
Further details can be found here.