A number of 58 farmers from all over Moldova will be able get back up to 50% of the cost of the purchased equipment owing to the grants program “Sustainable Land Management” of the World Bank’s Moldova Agricultural Competiveness Project (MAC-P). The Agency for Intervention and Payments in Agriculture will disburse a total of 8.9 million lei for the purpose, IPN reports.
Olga Sainciuc, coordinator of the grants program, said the 58 farmers bought 84 pieces of equipment. They were selected for being financed within the program’s second call for grans in July – December 2014, out of 81 applicants.
“The machinery purchased by the farmers meets the grants program’s condition to increase soil productivity by sustainable land management. According to our estimates, over 37.7 ha of farmland will be cultivated with modern agricultural machinery that is environmentally-friendly,” she stated.
Two calls for grants were made in 2014 within the post-investment program “Sustainable Land Management”. As many as 91 applicants were accepted as suitable.
