This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities for the payment of subsidies to increase the productivity and quality of agricultural crops within the limits envisaged by the annual budget of the Ministry of Agriculture. The aforesaid subsidies shall be earmarked to partially compensate the cost of mineral pesticides, seed disinfectants and herbicides purchased by national producers of agricultural commodities. Traders of mineral pesticides, seed disinfectants and herbicides shall be consider