Dairy industry development issues were discussed at a meeting of the Committee on Ecology, Nature Management, Agro-Industrial and Food Policy.
The development of the republic's dairy industry was discussed at a joint meeting of the Committee on Ecology, Nature Management, Agro-Industrial and Food Policy and the committee's expert council, which was held today in the State Council. The meeting was attended by Aleksandr Terentyev, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan in the State Council, and representatives of relevant ministries and agencies.
Before the meeting, Committee Chairman Azat Khamayev introduced the new chairman of the expert council, Acting Rector of Kazan State Agrarian University Ilshat Nuriyev, and presented him with a certificate. "I wish us fruitful collaboration," said Azat Khamayev. "I hope that our Expert Council will continue to actively work on expert assessments of current legislative and law enforcement issues, as well as on identifying areas of activity requiring regulatory frameworks that meet citizens' needs."
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Gelyus Bayazitov reported on the development of the dairy industry in Tatarstan.
Livestock farming accounts for up to 65% of agricultural revenue in Tatarstan. Half of this comes from milk revenue. Over the past five years, milk production in agricultural organizations and peasant farms in the republic has increased by 31%. By the end of 2024, Tatarstan will rank first in Russia in milk production.
"In the first 11 months of this year, all types of farms produced 2,177,000 tons of milk," Gelyus Bayazitov said. "This represents an increase of 75,000 tons, or 103.6%, compared to the 2024 level." Cow productivity totaled 8,122 kg, an increase of 7.2% compared to the previous year. Agricultural organizations saw a 7.8% increase in milk production by 2024. However, negative trends are observed in private household plots and peasant farms."
A significant contribution to supporting milk production, as the Deputy Minister noted, is the subsidy per kilogram of sold cow and goat milk, co-financed from the republican budget. For this purpose, 1 billion 358 million rubles were allocated to agricultural enterprises in the republic in April of this year.
"Furthermore, in 2026, this subsidy will be provided only to agricultural producers included in the unified register of small and medium-sized businesses whose income does not exceed the government's threshold for small businesses, or 800 million rubles. This means that large agricultural organizations will not receive this state support. "Small-sized farms with incomes exceeding 800 million rubles will also be excluded from the list of subsidy recipients," Gelyus Bayazitov explained.
By 2030, the Republic must increase milk production across all farm categories to 2.6 million tons, an increase of 313,000 tons, or 114%, the Deputy Minister noted. The annual increase in milk production should be 52,000 tons.
"To achieve the target indicators, we plan to continue modernizing livestock farms and complexes by upgrading them to high-tech equipment, constructing new livestock facilities and feed centers, and introducing advanced information technologies in dairy farming," Gelyus Bayazitov noted.
Azat Khamayev, Chairman of the Committee on Ecology, Nature Management, Agro-Industrial and Food Policy, inquired about the export potential of Tatarstan's dairy products. "There's a large potential for export, but this requires advanced processing, meaning the production of dairy ingredients—whey and milk proteins," Gelyus Bayazitov said.
At the meeting, the committee chairman also summarized the committee's work in 2025. "During the reporting period, 13 bills were reviewed, nine of which were signed by the Rais of Tatarstan. Ten meetings were held, during which 33 issues were considered. I want to thank everyone for their active work," Azat Khamayev addressed the meeting participants.