Fruit and vegetable growers trying to get back on their feet after Cyclone Gabrielle say more government funding is still just a start and much more is needed.
The Government has added another $26 million to the $25 million fund set up last month.
It provides up to $2000 a hectare - capped at 40,000 - to growers whose crops have been destroyed by the storm.
Apple grower Brydon Nisbet from Hawke's Bay, and Gisborne major vegetable grower chief Leaderbrand executive Richard Burke spoke to Corin Dann.
