The Ministry of Agriculture has prepared all the documents so that the project submission session aimed at ensuring the energy independence of agricultural farms by installing photovoltaic panels can be launched by autumn, Minister of Agriculture Adrian Chesnoiu said on Wednesday in Slatina.
"I hope that the emergency ordinance providing for the granting of a substaposed by both the energy crisis and the crisis in Ukraine and the pandemic, and one of the measures is to support farmers who store primary production.
"The Rural Invest program, approved by the emergency ordinance, also includes a measure to support those who store their primary production. Because we want Romanian farmers to take their primary production to storage centers, authorized warehouses, and sell when prices are better for them. On the other hand, you will see a measure to stimulate the processing of raw materials, because this crisis easily gives rise to the opportunity. Romania should change its approach to 180 degrees, not to export such large quantities of grains as raw material and to export flour or products with added value and thus bringing added value to Romania", added the agriculture minister, Agerpres informs.