The First Minister has announced a grant of £50,000 to be given to the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institute (RSABI) to assist farmers and farm workers who have suffered hardship as a result of terrible weather that affected crops last year.
The First Minister has announced a grant of £50,000 to be given to the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institute (RSABI) to assist farmers and farm workers who have suffered hardship as a result of terrible weather that affected crops last year.
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The grant funding will be administered through the charity which helps to relieve hardship and poverty among people who have depended on the land for their livelihoods.
Alex Salmond said: "Relying upon the land for your living is no easy task and I know that for some individuals the past year hasn't been easy due to circumstances outwith their control."
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