Farmers' grants top GBP7 million with new government aid package.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 February 2002-UK Government: Farmers' grants top GBP7 million with new government aid package (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18022002 Farmers and rural business will receive a further GBP2million boost from the government today to aid their recovery from the effects of foot-and-mouth disease.

Today's cash will be shared by 17 successful bidders and takes the total amount given out under the Agriculture Development Scheme (ADS), to GBP7million - GBP2m was awarded in 1999 and GBP3m in 2000. ADS was designed to improve the marketing performance and competitiveness of the English food industry. Top priorities for this round of funding were projects which would contribute best to helping post-FMD recovery, which would...