OREANDA-NEWS. November 25, 2013. The Government plans to adopt an Action Plan, which includes modernization of engineering infrastructure of irrigation and systems of state incentives for expansion of irrigated areas. This was started by Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The Prime Minister stressed that expansion of irrigated area in the southern regions is essential for the full range of full range of Ukraine's agricultural potential productivity and reducing dependence on climate. From the current 2.2 million hectares of irrigated land actually irrigated less than 30%, approximately 600 hectares.

“That is why we plan to adopt an action plan, which includes modernization of engineering infrastructure and farm system of incentives from the state expansion of irrigated areas” Mykola Azarov noted.