The government of the Netherlands will double the amount of funding available to give out to farmers whose financial performance is impacted by the war in Ukraine.

The European Commission has approved amendments to an existing Dutch scheme, which include a budget increase from €50 million to €100 million.

The aim of the scheme is to support agricultural producers in the context of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

The commission approved the original scheme in February this year. Under the scheme, the aid consists of limited amounts of aid in the form of direct…