Minister of Agriculture: Direct pay budget doubled for farmers

Agriculture Minister Besian Mustafa has announced that 26m euros have been added as support for farmers this year.

Dear farmers, we just doubled the budget for direct payments for 2020, at the Government's decision! These vehicles will be used to help our farmers overcome the challenges of the lack of sales that COVID-19 caused this year to increase local agricultural production, increase employment in rural areas, reduce the import of agricultural products and increase the safety of food that our families consume and”, Mustafa has indicated.

Also, we will subsidize agricultural credit interest rates for certain agricultural sectors”.

This addition amounts to plus the regular 53 million budget.