Prysiazhniuk: Self-employed farmers produce 50% of gross agricultural product

The task of the state is to deliver agricultural products of a self-employed farmer to a consumer with minimal services of a mediator, agrarian policy and food minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk told journalists, ForUm correspondent reports. 

"Today, the task of the state is to bring these products (of a self-employed farmers - Ed.), minimizing unreasonable intermediary services," he said.

According to him, today the independent farmers produced 50% of the gross agricultural product. "If you look at the domestic consumer market, this share is 85-90% in many cultures," Prysiazhniuk said.