KIEV, Jan. 21 – State support for the agricultural sector in the 2014 budget for 2014 is considerably higher than in 2013, The Finance Ministry said.

The ministry reported that UAH 900 million is foreseen for the development of cattle breeding this year, compared with UAH 650 million last year.

"Expenses on supporting the development of the agricultural sector were more than doubled [to UAH 201.8 million], in particular, on retaining and increasing cattle numbers, the compensation of credit rates, the development of the servicing of agricultural cooperatives, etc," reads the report.