Today in the Buinsky district a scientific and practical seminar was held, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the activities of the Association "Elite Seeds of Tatarstan". The participants of this event were: First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan - Nail Zalakov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan - Dmitry Yashin, General Director of the Association "Elite Seeds of Tatarstan" - Yuri Erov, as well as managers and specialists of seed farms. The seminar was also attended by invited Members of the Council of the National Union of Breeders and Seed Growers and from Breeders' Associations from other regions of the Russian Federation.
The Association "Elite Seeds of Tatarstan" was founded in 1995. According to experts, today the association "Elite Seeds of Tatarstan" is one of the few structures that effectively work in the field of production and sale of seeds in the Russian Federation.
The seminar discussed such topics as: the state of the farming industry, problems and promising areas of development, selection and seed production of winter wheat, rye and the features of its cultivation, the technology of growing spring wheat, and the state variety testing of sugar beets.
The Republic of Tatarstan in terms of gross regional product ranks 6th among the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and 4th - in agriculture. The sown area is 2.7 million hectares annually. In the field of land reclamation, purposeful work is being actively carried out to increase irrigated lands. In recent years, over 32 thousand hectares have been restored. The Republic participates in all federal and regional melioration programs.