Stimulating investments through the Agricultural subsidization fund under the Law on principles of subsidizing agricultural producers of ATU Gagauzia No 19-IX/VI of December 8, 2017. The amount of the subsidy is determined by the Regulation on the use of resources of the Agricultural subsidization fund of ATU Gagauzia and is provided for each support measure, namely:
measure №1 – stimulating investments in the production of fruit and vegetables in closed ground (greenhouses, hotbeds, and tunnels) made in the territory of ATU Gagauzia (the maximum annual amount an agricultural producer can request and receive under this measure is 40% of the value of the investment, but not more than 400 thousand MDL);
measure №2 – stimulating investments in founding, updating, and cutting perennial plantations, including grape and fruit in the territory of ATU Gagauzia (the amount of the subsidy shall be calculated as the amount expressed as a fixed amount per unit of usable area from 15 thousand MDL/ha – 25 thousand MDL/ha, and the maximum subsidy shall not be more than 300 thousand MDL);
measure №3 – stimulating investments in the purchase of agricultural machinery manufactured and/or assembled in the territory of ATU Gagauzia (the amount of support provided shall be calculated as a compensation in the amount of 20% of the cost (per unit), but not more than 200 thousand MDL per recipient);
measure №4 – stimulating investments in equipping and technological re-equipment of livestock farms in the territory of ATU Gagauzia (the amount of the subsidy shall be calculated as 20% compensation for the cost of construction, new technological equipment, and building materials according to cost estimates);
measure №5 – stimulating investments in the purchase of breeding animals such as beef cattle, sheep, goats, and foundation stock, super-elite and elite reproductions in the territory of ATU Gagauzia (the amount of the subsidy shall be calculated as compensation for the cost of the animal or foundation stock of field crops of elite reproductions according to the invoices, at the rate of 25%);
measure №6 – stimulating investments in the development of the infrastructure of the full cycle of post-harvest treatment and processing of agricultural products in the territory of ATU Gagauzia:
a) primary treatment, calibration, sorting, packaging, cooling, and storage of fruit, table grapes, and vegetables;
b) slaughter, primary treatment, cooling, packaging, freezing, and storage of meat (beef cattle, small cattle);
c) processing, packaging, and storage of milk and dairy products (beef cattle, small cattle).
The amount of the subsidy shall be calculated as compensation in the amount of 20% of the cost of construction materials and installed equipment, but not more than 1.5 million MDL per recipient.
measure №7 – stimulating investments in the purchase of drip irrigation equipment for perennial plantings and closed soil vegetables in the territory of ATU Gagauzia (the amount of the subsidy shall be calculated as compensation in the amount of 40% of the cost of the new installed drip irrigation system/micro-aspiration system installed in an area no less than 0.03 ha, but not more than 1.0 million MDL per recipient);
measure №8 – support for promotion and development of ecological agriculture in the territory of ATU Gagauzia.
Fertile soil and favorable climate conditions;
Competitive labor force and availability of qualified staff;
Large popularity of Moldova brands in CIS countries.
