For Preferential Sale of Fertilizers Subsidies of 3.3 Million Manat Allocated

Baku/09.09.13/Turan : At the regular meeting of the State Commission on Agricultural Subsidies under the chairmanship of the Minister of Agriculture Ismet Abbasov Sept. 6 adopted the sixth this year, a decision on the allocation of subsidies to companies that have implemented fertilizer at a reduced price.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture, according to the decision , according to the provided documents , grants totaling 3.343 million manat were state of "Aqrolizinq", and OOO "Aqrokimya", "Mikro Az Feed", "Aqrolayn Qrup", "Serxan 2 " and " Aqro Kompleks Qebele ". These companies sold , or used for their own needs 14,700 tons of fertilizer to fertilize 73,400 hectares of land. Fertilizers bought 8,263 farmers and agricultural enterprises.

Subsidization of agriculture in Azerbaijan carried out from 2006. Since 2007, 50 % of the funds for the sale of mineral fertilizers to farmers are subsidized from the state budget. In addition, for the use of fuel and motor oil for the cultivation per hectare of land , farmers receive 40 manat. Producers of wheat and rice receive an extra 40 manat per hectare.

In 2013, the state budget for the provision of agricultural subsidies will be allocated 125 million manat, including mineral fertilizers - 25 million manat. On today sold fertilizer to 17.9 million manat. - 08D-