70 agricultural enterprises will receive 3,5 million rubles each for melioration

Sectoral program for development of land reclamation systems is approved in Bashkiria and introduced to Russian Ministry for agriculture. The program will start working this year and is meant till 2014, the press-service of the Ministry for agriculture RB reports.

According to this program special subsidies will be allocated for construction, reconstruction and technical rearmament of irrigation systems and waterworks. About 50% of melioration expenses will be paid back.

70 agricultural enterprises and peasant farmings, mainly specializing in cultivation of vegetables, potato and fodders, may figure on state backing.

122,5million rubles will be appropriated by the Republican exchequer and the same sum will be transferred from the federal one. 3,5 million rubles will be allocated on average per one farming – the participant of the program. Besides, other 5 million rubles will be allocated in Bashkortostan in 2012 for compensation of a part of expenditures for water supply.