Over ₴60 million compensation was awarded to farmers for purchased Ukrainian equipment: Mykolaiv Oblast is among the leaders in terms of the number of applications

Cultivation of the lands of the Mykolaiv region. Photo: Nikvesti

In August, agricultural producers received compensation in the amount of 61.6 million hryvnias for Ukrainian-made agricultural machinery and equipment purchased in July.

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy.

So, for four months, compensation was charged to farmers:

• for April — ₴220,000;
• for May — ₴18.6 million;
• for June — ₴72.2 million;
• for July — ₴61.6 million.

The largest number of applications for compensation for purchased agricultural machinery and equipment were submitted in the following regions: Poltava — 69, Kirovohrad — 63, Mykolaiv — 54, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa — 42 each, Sumy — 39, Ternopil — 38.

It is noted that during the entire duration of the program, agricultural enterprises purchased 859 units of Ukrainian-made machinery and equipment in the amount of 913.6 million hryvnias.

How does the agricultural sector work in the Mykolayiv region?

At the beginning of March, twelve regions in Ukraine have already started sowing spring cereals — wheat, barley, peas and oats. Among them is the Mykolayiv region.

This year, in the 2024 sowing campaign, the agrarians of the Mykolaiv region used the lands that were flooded as a result of the Russian troops undermining the Kakhovka HPP. The head of the Mykolaiv Oblast noted that the farmers of the Mykolaiv region began to grow more technical crops due to blocked ports and problems with logistics.

It should be noted that the agricultural producers of the Mykolaiv region, who suffered losses after flooding due to an explosion at the Kakhovka HPP, received compensation from the state in the amount of 1.5 billion hryvnias.

In addition, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) selected 29 agricultural producers from the Voznesenskyi district of the Mykolaiv region, who will receive modular grain warehouses for storing their products.

In 2023, the production of agricultural products in the Mykolayiv region, compared to 2022, increased by 24%.

During 2023, Mykolaiv Oblast exported 2.3 million tons of grain and leguminous crops.

In general, the losses of the agrarians of the Mykolaiv Oblast due to the full-scale war amounted to 5.5 billion dollars.