The farmers of Karachay-Cherkessia in 2018 with the support of the Ministry of agriculture will be able to get preferential short-term credits for the sum more than 500 million rubles, said on Wednesday the press service of head and the government of KCHR.

"According to the limits published by the Ministry of agriculture, under the credit agreements 2018 selskohozproizvoditeli KCR will be able to receive more than 500 million rubles for the development of crop, livestock, dairy and beef cattle at the rate of 2% to 5%", - stated in the message.

As noted in a press-service of at least 20% of the total amount provided to the region, should be sent to representatives of small farms. "As of 24 January credit organizations accepted preliminary applications from agricultural producers 15, including 10 farms of small forms", - added in Department.

As reported TASS in the Ministry of agriculture of Karachay-Cherkessia, in 2017, the organizations of the agroindustrial complex of the Republic in the framework of the programme developed by the Ministry of agriculture, received a short-term investment preferential loans totaling more than 1.5 billion rubles.

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