Rustam Minnikhanov and Marat Zyabbarov visited the Aktanysh District on a working visit.
Rustam Minnikhanov, Head of the Republic of Tatarstan, visited the Aktanysh District on a working visit. He was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Zyabbarov and the Head of the Aktanysh District, Lenar Zaripov.
Upon arrival in Aktanysh, the Head of the Republic met with harvesters, agricultural enterprise managers, and village leaders.
The Head of the District reported that the harvest campaign is 68% complete, with 23,600 hectares harvested. 98,000 tons of the new crop have been collected. The yield is 41.3 centners per hectare. 72 combines are in use in the fields. Winter crop sowing is planned on an area of 11,000 hectares. As of today, 44% of the work has been completed.
The district's farms collectively own 30,700 head of cattle, including 10,500 dairy cows. Gross milk yield as of September 1 was 58,700 tons. Private farms produce over 9,000 tons of cattle. Horses are also bred in Aktanysh, approximately 600 heads currently.
The gross output of agricultural enterprises and peasant farms in the district for the first seven months of the year amounted to 2 billion 882 million rubles, a 26% increase compared to the same period last year.
Marat Zyabbarov emphasized that the Aktanysh district is showing growing indicators for both gross agricultural output and cash revenues of agricultural enterprises. "The conditions are favorable for the development of dairy farming. Milk purchase prices here are among the highest – over 40 rubles per kilogram," the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food stated.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the residents of the Aktanysh district for their extensive work in providing humanitarian aid and sending essential supplies to the SMO zone. He emphasized the importance of supporting military personnel and their families.
"Overall, Aktanysh is a stable district. We have a very competent team here. Today, we must make the most of every fine day and quickly complete the harvesting and sowing work," emphasized Rais of Tatarstan.
Rustam Minnikhanov also toured an exhibition of local agricultural producers and viewed an exhibit dedicated to the district's history and local folk art artisans.