This year, more than 1,3 billion rubles are provided for the technical and technological renovation of the agro-industrial complex in the regional budget, which is at the level of last year, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture reports.
“Starting from this year, potato growers and vegetable growers of the region can also count on support. The regional budget will reimburse them up to 50% of the cost of purchasing specialized machinery and equipment. The task of innovation is to increase the production of potatoes and vegetables in the region,” said Deputy Chairman of the Government of the region - Minister of Agriculture and Trade Leonid Shorokhov.
Farmers are provided with state assistance to pay the down payment and regular payments when buying agricultural equipment on lease, overhauling tractors and their units, and purchasing equipment for digital farming.
In 2021, the farmers of the region bought more than two thousand units of agricultural machinery for the amount of 7,1 billion rubles - a quarter more agricultural machinery than a year earlier. In particular, 355 tractors, over 200 grain and forage harvesters, 42 sowing complexes and about 1,5 thousand units of other equipment were delivered to the farms.
Agricultural producers of the region can also participate in preferential leasing programs. In particular, to purchase high-tech equipment and Russian-made machinery at a discount of up to 45%. Such support is provided for manufacturers and processors of agro-industrial products that supply abroad, under the national project "International Cooperation and Export".
According to the Decree of the Government of Russia No. 1432, farmers can receive a 15% discount on agricultural machinery of domestic production.
“Good harvests in recent years, demand and high prices for grain and oilseeds in Russia and abroad, support for farmers from the federal and regional budgets helped to increase the pace of renewal of the regional agrotechnopark. We will continue to work on the financial content of the regional subprogram of technical and technological modernization in order to maintain a positive trend in the acquisition of agricultural machinery in the region,” summed up Leonid Shorokhov.