The agriculture ministry on Wednesday said it has already granted almost €3 million worth of financial assistance to farmers and livestock breeders who were impacted by the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district last month.

It said it had disbursed exactly €2,288,147 to a total of 775 farmers and livestock breeders, and that evaluations of other applications are continuing.

As such, it said, payments to those impacted who have submitted claims will continue to be made until August 12.

It added that it had received a total of 469 applications for financial aid, and that once an application has been approved, applicants receive an advance payment of up to 30 per cent of the amount they requested.

Then, it said, further payments will be made at “regular intervals”, depending on the progress of efforts to restore fire-damaged farms.

A spokesperson for farmers’ association the Panagrotic later told the Cyprus Mail that for people who own vineyards, each decare of lost land is valued at 800 kilograms of grapes, with owners then receiving a payout per kilogram lost.

It also made reference to two “other plans” for “the reactivation [and] restoration of infrastructure and mechanical equipment”.

Those plans had been announced on social media on Friday and cover longer-term efforts to aid fire-affected areas in their recovery and reconstruction.

Farmers and livestock breeders who were impacted by the fires and who wish to receive financial assistance through either of the two other plans can submit an application between 7.30am and 2.30pm on weekdays at the village halls of Ayios Amvrosios, Ayios Georgios Sililikou, Alassa, Vouni, Omodos, and Pachna.

Applications will also be accepted at the Keo office in the village of Malia.

Applications for those plans are open until August 22.

Later on Wednesday, state aid commissioner Stella Michaelidou said she had approved the allocation of €15.5m for the second and third plans, with that money set to be disbursed gradually until 2029.

Farmers from a total of 28 villages in the Limassol district are eligible to apply for the subsidy.

Those villages are Ayios Amvrosios, Ayios Georgios Silikou, Ayios Therapon, Alassa, Arsos, Dora, Doros, Kantou, Kato Kivides, Kissousa, Koilani, Kouka, Lania, Lofou, Malia, Mandria, Monagri, Omodos, Pachna, Pano Kivides, Pera Pedi, Potamiou, Silikou, Sotira, Souni, Vasa Koilani, Vouni, Ypsonas, and Zanakia.

In addition, the Panagrotic spokesperson said that more aid should be on the way and is “expected to be announced next week”.

“This will include help with replanting, irrigation, fertilisers, labour and more,” they said.