ArmInfo. Agricultural machinery Leasing support program will be launched in Armenia in the near future, said the Armenian Agriculture Minister Ignati Araqelyan on February 28 during the Farmer Congress.
As the Agriculture Ministry's press service told ArmInfo, Ignati Araqelyan, the representatives of farmes and cooperatives from various regions of the state and the local and international organizations working in the given sector discussed the 2018 agriculture development program.
The Agriculture Minister presented in details the programs of state support in the sphere. He recalled that in 2017 the backing of the farmers in the amount of past year volume and fertilizers and seeds prizes will continue. At the same time the Minister said that the funds directed to backing the farmers with fuel and also the funds saved by the end of tenders for fertilizer subsidy programs of previous times, will be directed to supporting the farmers on agricultural machinery.
At the same time, Ignati Araqelyan noted the importance of increasing agricultural awareness, food product quality and its safity.
To recall, on January 26 during the government's session Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan urged to develop a program of assistance for leasing of agricultural equipment. The Minister of Agriculture was instructed to hold meetings with representatives of producers of agricultural equipment from Russia and other countries for discussing the terms of supply.
To note, As regards the need to enhance the villagers' agrarian awareness, which has repeatedly been spoken about by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, at present Armenia even lacks an opportunity to organize normal agriculture. "There is no mechanization of systems, drip irrigation, hail protection and financial funds to apply these systems. Consequently, villagers use the tools they have. Our current task is to introduce financial mechanisms so that the farmer can benefit from the prospects independently or within cooperatives", Arakelyan stated.
