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Geneva proposes payment to winegrowers to avoid losing its vineyards

Faced with a major crisis in Swiss winegrowing, the canton of Geneva wants to introduce an alternative to uprooting grape vines. The canton will pay CHF 18,000 (about $22,741) per hectare per year to maintain the plots, but with no obligation to produce grapes. The aim is to preserve vineyards. This aid will apply to a maximum of 10% of declared wine-growing areas, the canotnal government said on Wednesday at the end of its weekly meeting. It will require an amendment to the cantonal regulations on vineyards and wines. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In addition to a change in the regulations, on Wednesday the cantonal government submitted to the Finance Committee a request for a supplementary credit of CHF2.3 million as a subsidy for 2026. Transitional aid The bill proposed a transitional financial aid for two years "to maintain production facilities, in the hope that the Swiss government will lower the quotas for wines from abroad. The canton of ... Full story here Are you the author?
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