Yanukovych: Farmers should get decent social conditions

Efficiency of agriculture should promote the welfare of Ukrainian villagers, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych said at the celebration of the Day of Agricultural Workers, ForUm correspondent reports.

"The government is doing everything possible to find a balance between the private commercial interests and needs of the villagers, social development of rural areas. We focus on serious reforms in the agricultural sector. Their goal is to provide the most favorable conditions for the economy development," he said.

According to the President, the farmers, who ensure the growth of this sector, should get decent social conditions, access to full medical care and education. "High economic indicators of Ukrainian agricultural production should give an appropriate social effect, become the basis for the well-being of the villagers," Yanukovych summed up.