Tatarstan introduces a new grant "Agroprogress"
Agricultural producers in Tatarstan next year will be able to apply for a new grant "Agroprogress". Its amount is up to 30 million rubles. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Zyabbarov.
Grant is available for agricultural producers that meet the criteria for micro- or small business in accordance with the Federal Law "On the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in the Russian Federation", which have been acting for more than 24 months from the date of registration in rural areas. Agroprogress is very similar to a grant for the development of family farms, it is spent on the same purposes: the development of a base for the production, storage, processing and sale of agricultural products, including the acquisition, construction of new facilities for the production, storage and processing of agricultural products, equipment of facilities for the production, storage and processing of agricultural products with equipment, agricultural machinery and specialized vehicles, the purchase of farm animals (except pigs), poultry and fish seed.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan noted that the fulfillment of tasks for the further development of the industry depends on the work of small businesses, this is over 450 thousand personal farms, which provided a half of the gross agricultural production in 2019 (125.7 billion rubles of 250.9 billions) (peasant farms - 25.4 billion rubles (10%), private household plots - 100.3 billion rubles (40%)).
“It does not matter how they work - as a private subsidiary farm, a farmer or self-employed, the republic is dear to every person engaged in production,” said Marat Zyabbarov.