In support of the agricultural machinery in Russia will send 10 billion rubles

Minister of Agriculture of Russia Alexander Tkachev, July 15, said that this year the agricultural machinery will be supported in the amount of 10 billion rubles.
"We are with the Ministry of Industry to actively develop programs to support agriculture. Only this year in support of this industry will be allocated 10 billion rubles. Thus, the country will buy more than 17 thousand units of agricultural machinery -. This was not in the history of modern Russia ", - said Tkachev, speaking at a forum" Russian field day. "
The Minister stressed that Russia needs a new energy-efficient equipment, which will help the development of agriculture.
This year, the state support to the agricultural sector amounted to 237 billion rubles, which was an unprecedented amount, said Tkachev.