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27.05.2013
Yanukovych notes importance of promoting agricultural cooperation
Ukraine needs new approaches to public policy in the development of agriculture and rural areas, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.
"Agricultural production should be the basis of social growth in the villages and the basis of welfare in villages," he said in Kyiv on Wednesday while opening the XXV Agro-2013 International Agro-Industrial Fair.
Yanukovych said that currently agricultural production is rising in Ukraine.
"Gross agricultural output grew by more than 5% in four months, including [rises] at agricultural enterprises of almost 10%," he said, adding that the main task for the authorities is currently to preserve these trends and give the industry a systematic basis and impetus for constant growth.
He said that an important topical issue is stimulating the agricultural cooperative movement.
"Stimulating the agricultural cooperative movement is the most important and proper way to form a wealthy, powerful middle class in the villages," Yanukovych said.
He also stressed the importance of the active introduction of innovative technologies in production and the need for substantial technical re-equipment of agriculture.
"This will significantly improve the competitiveness of [Ukrainian] agricultural products in the global market," Yanukovych said.
