A new agricultural technology classroom on genetics and plant breeding opened in the Tukaevsky District.
The grand opening of a specialized agricultural technology classroom at the Staro-Abdulovskaya Secondary Comprehensive School took place in the Tukaevsky Municipal District of the Republic of Tatarstan.
"We are opening not just a classroom, but a true scientific and technological laboratory, which will serve as a launching pad for future specialists in our republic's agro-industrial complex. It is especially important that genetics and plant breeding will be studied here—areas critical to ensuring the country's food security," said Albert Burganov, Head of Technical Supervision of Self-Propelled Machines and Other Equipment in the Republic of Tatarstan, at the opening ceremony.
The new agricultural technology classroom is equipped with automated hydroponic shelving, a digital lab, an interactive system with a touch panel, and specialized software for studying biology and chemistry. Schoolchildren will study an in-depth program of natural science subjects with the participation of faculty from the Sarmanovsky Agrarian College and the Kazan State Agrarian University.
The agrotechclass will be open to students of grades 7-11, creating a continuous educational chain and training qualified specialists for the republic's agricultural enterprises.
"I am truly pleased to see such an initiative. Training specialists for the village should begin in school, and today we see an excellent example of public-private partnership in agricultural education," emphasized Albert Burganov.
Following the official part of the program, guests were given a tour of the new educational space, and the agrotechclass students presented their first research projects.
To date, thanks to the federal project "Personnel in the Agro-Industrial Complex" of the national project "Technological Support for Food Security," 15 agrotechnology classes have been opened, with plans to open another five by the end of the year, where 550 students will be trained in promising areas (genetics and selection, efficient animal husbandry, modern biotechnology, poultry farming, agricultural engineering, and floriculture).