The prices will therefore decrease at 200 lei (EUR44)/per 1000 cubic meters of pumped water, from previously RON250, he added, the farmers using B-type regulated tariffs.
Only farmers who signed agreements with National Agency of Land Improvement, ANIF, could benefit from this special price.
Constantin added that farmers signed contracts with ANIF for irrigating 247,000 hectares in 2012, of which they only irrigated 40,000 hectares.
He recently said the ministry aims to attract a EUR400 million financing for investments in the irrigation system upgrade, covering 800,000 hectares of agricultural land. (EUR1=RON4.5252)