Farmers of the Ivanovo region increased the number of purchased agricultural machinery, using regional support

Thus, since the beginning of 2023, 330 units of new agricultural machinery and technological equipment have been purchased, which is almost a third more than for the entire last year.
60 tractors of various brands and models were purchased, 11 grain harvesters and 4 forage harvesters, as well as 255 units of other agricultural machinery and equipment.
“The renewal of the agricultural machinery fleet is facilitated by state support from the regional budget. Agricultural enterprises in the region are provided with a subsidy in the amount of 70% of the down payment for the purchase of leasing equipment. This year, equipment worth a total of more than 708 million rubles was purchased under financial lease (leasing) terms,” noted a member of the regional government -DIRECTOR of the Department of Agriculture and food supply of the Ivanovo region Denis Cherkesov.
In 2023, 25 enterprises and 14 peasant (farm) enterprises took advantage of the regional subsidy. Subsidies were provided for 139 units of purchased agricultural machinery. With regional support, 35 tractors, 7 grain harvesters and 2 forage harvesters, 95 units of other agricultural machinery and equipment were purchased.
it should be noted that the development of the agro-industrial complex of the Ivanovo region was identified by the HEAD of the region Stanislav Voskresensky as one of the key areas of work for the upcoming years. In particular, at a meeting with residents on December 6, he noted that in five years almost 30 thousand hectares of land had been returned to circulation, and in five years another 100 thousand hectares of land would have to be revived.
Let us recall that in This year, farmers in the Ivanovo region harvested a record harvest - almost 189 thousand tons of grain; in some farms, grain yields have already reached the same level as in the southern regions, which was not possible before. Over five years, agricultural production in the region has increased by almost a quarter.