Investment projects cost in the agro-industrial complex in H1 2017 amounted to UAH 36.7 billion

20 October 2017, 10:46, Livestock

According to the results of the first half of 2017, 233 investment projects are realized in the agro-industrial complex of the country with a total value of more than UAH 36.7 billion.

This is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

The main sources of capital investments financing are own funds of enterprises and organizations, which make over 76% of the total cost.

The largest number of such projects are implemented in the following regions: Poltava and Cherkassy (23 units each), Kherson (22 units), Vinnytsia (20 units), Kiev and Kirovograd (18 units).

The cost of investment projects implemented in the regions ranges from UAH 0.9 million to UAH 9.6 billion.

Spheres of investment projects implementation:

cattle breeding development — 59 units (or 25.3% of the total volume);
pig production development — 33 units (14.2%);
development of poultry farming — 23 units (9.9%);
treatment, storage and processing of grain and industrial crops — 48 units (20.6%);
vegetable and fruit storage — 21 units (9%);
processing of agricultural raw materials — 16 units (6.9%);
perennial plantations — 11 units (4.7%);
irrigation — 10 units (4.3%);
other — 12 units (5.1%).

Reference: the total volume of capital investments in the agro-food sector of the economy in January-June 2017 amounted to UAH 32.6 billion, which is 1.4 times higher than the same period of 2016.