OREANDA-NEWS. June 24, 2013. Investment attractiveness of the national agrarian sector of economics is constantly growing. So, last year the volumes of direct foreign investments into agriculture upped by 6.4% against 2011. Such a tendency is preserved as the state policy facilitates significantly to this. And it is predicted that in the next 5-10 years Ukrainian agrarians can attract USD 20-30 bln of investments.

This was informed during a briefing in the aftermath of the session of the Government by Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Prysyazhniuk.

“Today the Prime Minister of Ukraine has drawn conclusions of “Ukraine&Partners” business forum, which took place last week in Kyiv. And I accentuate on the discussion “Investments into agrarian sector of Ukraine”, which was held in its frames. So, just the agrarian panel was noticed as being the most attended event – it gathered over 500 persons. There were delegates from diplomatic offices of the largest countries-partners of Ukraine in agriculture, international organizations, leading foreign investment companies, huge agrarian business companies,” the Minister emphasized.

Mykola Prysyazhniuk underlined that all the participants ascertained the high level of investment attractiveness of the agrarian sector. According to him, the same prove economic showings. So, in 2012 the volumes of direct foreign investments into agriculture grew by 6.4% as compared to the previous year.

Besides, the head of the department added that the previous year in agriculture of Ukraine there had been applied UAH 16 bln of capital investments, which was by 11% more than in 2011.

“Such positive tendencies are stipulated by activities of the state. So, the Government of Ukraine is taking measures so that to make conditions of the agrarian business understandable, transparent and predictable. That’s why foreign investors further demonstrate high interest to the agrarian sector. In particular, the analysts forecast that Ukrainian agro-industrial companies can attract 20-30 billion dollars in the following 5-10 years,” Mykola Azarov summed up.