Agrarians of the Arkhangelsk region can compensate up to 40 percent of the cost of purchasing agricultural equipment, the press service of the governor and the Government of the Arkhangelsk region reports.
State support measures provided for by the program for the development of agriculture in the region will help agro-industrial enterprises prepare for the sowing season.
“Farms are actively applying for subsidies,” said Irina Bazhanova, Minister of Agro-Industrial Complex and Trade of the Arkhangelsk Region. - Five packages of documents have already been submitted in the amount of subsidies for almost five million rubles. Now the ministry is working on the issue of increasing the share of compensation to 60 percent.
It should be noted that in 2021, at the expense of subsidies, farmers of the Arkhangelsk region purchased 61 units of agricultural equipment for a total amount of about 125 million rubles, of which 46,7 million rubles were provided to agricultural producers from the regional budget.
This year, the Ministry of Agro-industrial Complex and Trade of the Arkhangelsk Region resolved the issue of increasing the rates for the purchase of agricultural machinery, in addition, its list was expanded. The adjustment was made taking into account applications from enterprises in the region. Machinery and equipment for the production of potatoes, equipment for livestock farms, including milk carriers, have been added to the list.