ArmInfo.In 2021, 31.2 billion drams will be allocated to promote agriculture in Armenia. The Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan stated this on November 6 at a hearing in parliamentary commissions on the draft state budget of the country in 2021.
According to him, the specified amount exceeds the volume of assistance for the current year, which is equal to 29 billion drams. Some of the programs that began in 2020 will continue into the next year. These programs are largely due to the coronavirus epidemic and the fighting in Karabakh, which could not but affect economic activity. The goal of state assistance to farmers in 2021 is to increase productivity, increase the competitiveness of products. From the point of view of productivity, as the minister noted, the agricultural sector is one of the most vulnerable. Meanwhile, an increase in productivity will lead to an increase in competitiveness, both between business entities and between their products. In the field of crop production, the assistance program will be aimed at solving three main tasks - the establishment of intensive gardens using modern technologies, drip irrigation and insurance of agricultural risks. With the installation of anti-hail installations in intensive gardens, risks will also be significantly reduced. The Minister recalled the program of agricultural risks insurance against bad weather, which was launched in 2020.
In the current year, there were certain restrictions on the names of risk insurance, in 2021 this list will increase significantly. Another program in the agricultural sector concerns the construction of greenhouses. Assistance will continue in the form of equipment leasing for the creation of greenhouses. In the field of cattle breeding, as Tigran Khachatryan noted, it is also planned to implement several projects. In particular, the government's efforts will be aimed at changing the attitude of farmers to barns. The executive body wants to see more "smart cattle farms" equipped with modern equipment. The first such farms have already appeared, and it is confident that their number will increase significantly next year. In 2021, the equipment leasing program for the development of cattle breeding will continue. last 5-6 years with significant subsidies from the state of interest rates on attracted loans The Minister recalled that in 2020, due to the epidemic, the government has undertaken to finance interest rates by 100%. Another area of assistance will be the processing of agricultural products. This project is divided into two parts - subsidizing interest rates for the purchase of raw materials, and the acquisition of equipment processing enterprises on lease for a period for 8 years.
