OREANDA-NEWS. July 26, 2012. The Government is working to create conditions for the development of agriculture and providing people with quality and affordable products. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov at a Cabinet session.

According to him, one of the key ways to ensure sustainable growth of the domestic market is to encourage the development of agriculture: " The growing demand for agricultural products by 1% gives a growth rate of GDP by 2.1%The growth in demand for agricultural products by 1% gives a GDP growth of 2.1%", - said Mykola Azarov.

He stressed that agriculture decides for the state not only the problem of food security, but is able to solve a range of social problems.

First of all, it concerns the quality and affordability of food.

"The complete product range on the table of every Ukrainian family in any season is one of the most fundamental components" - said Mykola Azarov.

Given this, the Prime Minister said, there is an urgent need to develop a set of measures that would stimulate the development of domestic agriculture.