The key directions of German-Ukrainian cooperation in the framework of attracting international technical assistance to the agrarian sector were discussed at the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.
The government has determined the criteria for obtaining state support for the construction of new livestock complexes within the program for 4 billion UAH.
In 2017, the output of the agro-industrial complex occupied slightly more than 41% of the total exports from Ukraine, retaining leadership in its commodity structure.
945 million UAH will be allocated to the program of compensation for the cost of machinery and equipment out of the 6.3 billion UAH allocated for the state budget for 2018 to support the agro-industrial complex.
The volume of agricultural products in actual prices for January-October 2017 amounted to 526.1 billion UAH against 485.4 billion UAH for the corresponding period last year. This is evidenced by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
In connection with the growing world demand for food, Ukraine has special hopes because of its huge agricultural potential. That is why foreigners are now interested in investing in agriculture.
According to the results of January-September of 2017, the export of Ukrainian agrarian and food products to the countries of the European Union increased by 39.8% and amounted to $ 4.177 billion. At the same time, imports from European countries grew by 11.7% to $ 1.581 billion.