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Last week, the Government began delivering aid to those affected by the forest fires that hit the O’Higgins Region in recent days. The delivery, led by the Minister of the Environment, Maisa Rojas, and the national director of INDAP, Santiago Rojas, corresponded to more than 40 tons of animal concentrate for 93 farmers, INDAP users, who suffered the loss of meadows and bales to cause of the fire.

The delivery of food to the producers of the Christmas and La Estrella communes responds to the work designed by the Ministry of Agriculture to help, in the shortest possible time, the needs of farmers affected by the fires that occurred in both communes. .

“The President of the Republic, Gabriel Boric, has asked us to be a government on the ground, to be with the people who have been affected by these fires. Here, the basic information sheets have already been created, such as the FIBE sheet, and today we are delivering the first type of aid, in this case for fodder and animal food,” said Minister Maisa Rojas before the 27 affected producers in the commune. Christmas, who received about 12 tons of concentrated food. Added to this are the 17 tons delivered to the 38 farmers of La Estrella.

Santiago Rojas, national director of INDAP, indicated that “here no one can be left behind, farmers are not going to be left alone. “We are in this as a Government and as the Ministry of Agriculture, to support all the people affected by the fires.”

In relation to this rapid delivery of aid, the authority indicated that it responds to the progress that the service has made during the last year to better confront the emergency. “We are currently working with CONAF to analyze fire risk through the Red Button, which allows us to quickly quantify damage, losses and provide an early response to affected producers,” he added.

Furthermore, Santiago Rojas indicated that this will not be the only aid that will be delivered and announced that certain INDAP programs and instruments will be redirected to support those who have been affected.

Manuel Silva is a farmer from El Maitén, in the Christmas commune. Due to the fire that hit the commune he lost his winery, fences and trees. “In this difficult moment we are in, one is so grateful. Whatever it is, whatever comes, I appreciate it. The Government has behaved very well, I know that it is a big country and things are happening everywhere,” he indicated.

The aid was provided by the Regional Directorate of INDAP O’Higgins, headed by the regional director Braulio Moreno, whose team delivered on this first day a total of 41.8 tons of animal concentrate in support of 93 affected producers, among whom also 8 in the commune of Marchigüe, 19 from Pumanque and 1 from Lolol benefited.