Ukrainian farmer - successful producer
There are
numbered around 40 thousand farms in Ukraine nowadays. They produce
considerable share of agricultural production, in particular fruit and
vegetables, meat and diary products. In the previous
year the farms improved their production capacity by 6.5%. So, the country will
continue supporting the farmers, including allocation of the budget funds.
Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Olexandr Sen informed during a congress of Farmer and Private Land
Owner Association of Ukraine.
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According
to the deputy minister, farmers start playing a more and more important role
in the national economy. So, in the current year over 40 thousand farms are
enumerated in Ukraine and have in possession 14% agricultural lands of the
country. “We can ascertain that today a Ukrainian farmer has been formed as a
host and a producer as well. Only during the previous year the private
economies increased production of agriculture goods by 6.5%. So, the Ministry
of Agrarian Policy understands the importance of supporting the farmers and
farmer’s organizations,” Olexandr Sen informed. For instance,
the cohesive work of Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Prysyazhniuk and the Farmer Association has proved
possible to maintain favourable taxation
environment. Simultaneously, according to Olexandr Sen,
accounting for the propositions of the Association and interests of the
farmers the Ministry has been working on the issues regarding meat import as
well. Therefore, only throughout 2013 the import of
meat and meat foods was cut by one third. At the same time, an issue of
cost-cutting of logistics for famers is being solved. In addition deregulation
of entrepreneur activity is carried out. “Nowadays
the number of regulatory acts is the most acute issue. The draft law that is
called to abolish the whole series of regulatory acts has been created. In particular,
with regards to certification of grain quality, certifying of grain storages
and abolition of inspection of agriculture machinery. Now it is the matter of
the Verkhovna Rada to approve,” the deputy minister stressed. |