In the Republic of Tatarstan, the competitive selection for participation in the educational project “Farmer School” continues.
Both individuals planning to engage in agricultural business in the countryside, as well as beginning or existing farmers, will be able to take part in the competition.
To participate in the “Farmer School”, you must send an application through Your Farming before September 9 (inclusive), and a list of necessary documents, a presentation and/or a video to the email address: sh.fermer_rt@mail.ru. More details on the conditions of participation can be found on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Only one project can be submitted from each participant. Competition materials will be reviewed at meetings of the expert jury. The winners will receive certificates for free training in the 252-hour professional retraining program “Farm Agribusiness” with the issuance of a standard diploma for receiving grant support.
This year it is planned to train 40 people in new areas: “Rural agrotourism” and “Technology for processing crop and livestock products.”
Over the previous three streams, 104 farmers were able to improve their skills, who underwent theoretical training, studied the legal aspects of farming, financial business models, marketing basics, got acquainted with the latest agricultural technologies, received training at leading enterprises in the industry and developed their own business plans for their specialties : “Poultry farming”, “Dairy and meat cattle breeding”, “Cattle breeding”, “Horse breeding”, “Crop farming”.
Training takes place on the basis of the Kazan State Agrarian University. The organizer of the program is the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan and Rosselkhozbank