As Georgian Minister of Agriculture Levan Davitashvili says, the direct financial aid for farmers teeters between 850 and 1,700 GEL.
He presented an anti-crisis plan for agriculture today.
In Davitashvili's words, about 200,000 households will receive the aid, adding the government hopes more farmers to register their land plots, and the program will have a higher number of beneficiaries.
''The farmers will receive the direct aid via agro-cards, discount in agro-diesel and exempt of irrigation fees,'' he said.
Minister Davitashvili added that the 200,000 farmers have families; thus, it means the assistance of the same number of families.
The government plans to spend ten million GEL on the agriculture modernization.
Farmers will receive 200-GEL per each registered hectare of land.
As part of the post-crisis plan, the government will provide 200,000 farmers with 300-million-GEL support.
All farmers are exempt from irrigation fees.
The tax allowance budget for farmers includes 13 million GEL.
Bela Gelashvili
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