Farmers will not get grants until the Ministry is unblocked
Farmers cannot receive monthly state aid funds provided by the budget for the development of livestock while the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine is seized. Thus, if the situation is not changed in the near future the programmes launched before will not work. Therefore, a three-year work that showed positive results will go all to smash. There will be a decline in livestock production. This was announced by the Director of Department of Livestock of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Andriy Hetya.
«Forced capture of the Ministry undoubtedly destabilized all work. My Department consists of 22 people. They could not get to their jobs and just take away their personal things. Of course we are trying to organize the work to make the Ministry perform its duties. But it should not be in such way,» said Andriy Hetya.
The Director of the Department said that this year state budget provided 900 million UAH for livestock. It has already defined the direction they cover.
«Most of these funds will be directed to support households. The payments should be done monthly. If the situation does not change within a short period of time people will not get these funds,» said Andriy Hetya.
The head of the department said that it could cause a decline in the livestock industry production. Thus, a three-year work that has positive results will go down the plughole. Andriy Hetya reminded that due to the Government support programs they managed to stop the decline in the industry. Thus, in 2013 it was achieved stabilization and growth in livestock production by almost 5 %.