Funding for agricultural assistance programs grows

It was proposed that almost a quarter of Sader's total resources be allocated to the program that promotes the direct delivery of small-scale fertilizers. Credit: AFP

For next year, the federal government proposed a 0.91 percent increase in the total spending budget for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ( Sader ), which represents the largest resource in the last 10 years , which would be allocated primarily to assistance programs .