Today in the Apastovsky municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan a meeting was held with the participation of the First Deputy Head of the municipal district Lenar Khantimirov, the head of the Department of Agriculture and Production Radik Gismatov, the head of the beekeeping and aquaculture sector of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Dinard Gataullin, the state inspector of the Office of Rosselkhoznadzor for the Republic of Tatarstan Gulnara Arslanova, the head of the Apastovsky District State Veterinary Association Almaz Gibadullin, representative of the ROO "Beekeepers of Tatarstan" Renat Gataullin, consultant of agricultural management and management Iskander Shamsutdinov, heads of agricultural enterprises, agronomists and beekeepers of the region.
During the meeting, the results of the work of beekeepers for 2023 and tasks for 2024 were discussed, as well as current problems in beekeeping and ways to solve them. Particular attention of the participants was paid to the implementation of the List of Instructions of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan M.A. Zyabbarov.
The speakers drew attention to the need to increase the area of honey plants in the region, complete the certification of apiaries, create a sustainable warning system for beekeepers, heads of rural settlements, comply with legal requirements when using pesticides and agrochemicals, timely prevention of infectious and invasive diseases of bees, increase the vigilance of agronomists and beekeepers on actions nomadic beekeepers, maintaining a beekeepers' alley, creating buffer zones from honey plants, holding a zonal honey tasting competition.
All meeting participants were provided with the necessary information for the successful development of beekeeping in the region.
At the end of the meeting, the beekeepers who achieved the best results were presented with letters of gratitude from the Head of the municipal district, Airat Ziganshin.