The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, with the assistance of the European Union, launched the online platform State Agrarian Register (SAR), which is now open for registration to all Ukrainian farmers. This is reported by Ministry of Agricultural Policy.
SAR (dar.gov.ua) is the only digital hub for agricultural producers of Ukraine. The platform works similarly to registers of agricultural producers that exist in all EU member states. Agricultural producers registered in SAR will be able to apply for state subsidies, targeted, subsidized credit programs, as well as loans and technical assistance from the EU and other international donors.
In the near future, SAR will have its first assistance programs for small farmers who grow crops or keep cows.
“We call on all international partners to join the SAR platform in order to support agricultural producers of Ukraine in a fast, transparent and safe way,” said the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi.
“The launch of the State Agrarian Register is an important step in Ukraine’s preparation for membership in the European Union. SAR complies with EU directives on state support programs for agriculture. In addition to such obvious advantages as convenience, transparency, speed and accountability in the field of administration of support for agricultural producers, SAR also provides a powerful analytical tool for analyzing the actual state of agricultural production and the status of its producers. It is very important that other development partners of Ukraine also help the government to strengthen the SAR, using it in the future to provide assistance in the agricultural sector,” stressed Frederic Kuhne, head of the cooperation department of the EU Representation in Ukraine.
“After spending only a few minutes on registration in SAR, farmers will be able to access information on available state support programs in real time and apply for them online from home or office. During registration, the farmer will also be able to check data about his activities, land plots, animals, etc. in his personal electronic account. For registration, a farmer needs only an electronic signature. The system was created with the support of the EU, taking into account the best European practices,” said Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformations and Digitalization Denys Bashlyk.
Producers of agricultural products can register in SAR, regardless of size, organizational and legal form or areas of activity. After registration, all key information about the producer is automatically pulled into SAR and can be checked by the agricultural producer.
To apply for participation in the support program, an agricultural producer who meets the requirements of the program must fill out an online form, attach scanned copies of documents, if necessary, and sign the application with his qualified electronic signature. The application processing process can be monitored in a personal electronic account in SAR in real time.
The State Agrarian Register (SAR) is an automated electronic system created by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy with the technical assistance of the European Union for the efficient and transparent distribution and administration of all types of support for Ukrainian farmers provided within the framework of state programs, in the form of grants from international partners, as well as any other types of technical assistance.
Access to SAR: www.dar.gov.ua