The Law “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026,” which the Verkhovna Rada adopted on December 3, provided for an increase in expenditures to support the agricultural sector by almost 47% compared to the previous year, or by UAH 4.5 billion, to UAH 14.1 billion, according to the Ministry of Finance.
According to the report, the 2026 state budget provides for UAH 9.5 billion to finance subsidies per hectare for frontline territories, insurance of agricultural products, and UAH 0.2 billion of this amount for irrigation/land reclamation.
The 2026 state budget provides for support for farmers (loans, subsidies per 1 hectare, subsidies for cows, goats, and sheep) in the amount of UAH 2.6 billion. The government has allocated UAH 2 billion for the humanitarian demining of agricultural land.
In addition, the state budget provides for the replenishment of the “Affordable Loans 5-7-9%” entrepreneurship development fund with UAH 18 billion, the innovation fund with UAH 7.4 billion, and business support programs with UAH 4.9 billion to support business. UAH 1.9 billion and UAH 0.6 billion will be allocated to the decarbonization and energy efficiency fund, respectively.
