All farmers will receive 150 liters of diesel fuel per hectare, which will cost GEL 1 cheaper compared to the market price, – Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said at the presentation of the agricultural anti-crisis plan.

The Prime Minister spoke about the programs supporting the agricultural sector in the conditions of the pandemic.

“The government has developed a specific plan for the programs that already exist in the Ministry of Agriculture to help farmers, to increase funding for these programs, and at the same time to receive special additional measures, which look as follows: Each farmer who has registered land will receive a subsidy of 200 GEL per hectare from the state. Approximately, this means that medium-sized farms and large farms, which, for example, own 10 hectares of land and cultivate it, will receive assistance from the state in the amount of 2,000 GEL”, –  said the Prime Minister.

He said this will, of course, be proportionally distributed to farmers who have relatively less land area.

“In addition, all farmers will receive 150 liters of diesel fuel per hectare, which will cost GEL 1 cheaper compared to the market price. In general, the fuel price is critically, systemically significant for agricultural activities and we are working to address this problem not only during this crisis but also in the coming years.

I can guarantee that the price of agro-diesel will be significantly cheaper than the price of diesel on the market,” – Prime Minister added.