Since the beginning of the year, 182 units of agricultural machinery and equipment worth 1 billion 20 million 640 thousand rubles have been purchased in Crimea. This was announced by the Acting Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea Alime Zaredinova as part of the Field Day "Krymskaya Niva" in the Krasnogvardeisky district, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia informs. Alime Zaredinova also noted that the actual indicators of the purchase of agricultural machinery and equipment this year will significantly exceed the plan. The acquisition of 253 units was previously predicted.
“Agricultural organizations in the region currently have 760 units of sprinkling and irrigation equipment. Currently, agricultural producers are actively working on the acquisition, restoration and modernization of irrigation equipment and machinery. We focus on the acquisition of domestically produced equipment, as well as China, Belarus,” the acting minister emphasized.
Alime Zaredinova also noted that in the Republic of Crimea this year it is planned to purchase more than 250 units of stationary wide-sprinkler sprinklers.
During the plenary part of the Krymskaya Niva Field Day, the acting head of the department also spoke in detail to the participants of the event about the features of state support for Crimean agricultural producers and answered questions that concern the agrarians of the republic.
Recall that from 2014 to 2021, inclusive, agricultural producers of the Republic of Crimea were supplied with a total of 3 units of agricultural machinery and equipment, of which 622 tractors, 912 grain harvesters and 603 forage harvesters, 23 units of other agricultural machinery and equipment.