73,000 farmers to receive Covid-19 aid on appealThe Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will on Wednesday transfer Covid-19 financial aid to some 73,000 farmers who have passed the appeal review process, said a top agricultural official. Agriculture and Cooperatives permanent secretary Anan Suwanrat said the ministry's appeal panel has examined almost 190,000 appeals lodged by farmers and approved 73,975, bringing the total number of farmers eligible for Covid-19 cash handouts to 7,596,747. Mr Anan said the farmers whose appeals have been successful will receive their payment tomorrow. The financial aid is transferred through the BAAC because up to 7 million farmers are customers of the state-backed farmers' bank. He said the scheme is intended to help farmers whose exports have been halted by the virus outbreak and local transportation restricted by the recent lockdown measures.

Source: Bangkok Post July 06, 2020 23:37 UTC