NEWS

In the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, the telephone of the single hot line continues to accept calls 8-800-444-16-70. Since its launch (in April this year), the ministry's specialists have answered 589 calls. Most of the applicants (44%) were interested in measures of state support for agricultural producers and farmers. Housing issues, employment opportunities at agricultural enterprises and background information on different matters of the agro-industrial sector were also relevant.

In the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, the 8-800-444-16-70 hotline continues to function. Since its launch (in April this year), the ministry's specialists have answered 432 calls. Most of the applicants (43%) were interested in measures of state support for agricultural producers and farmers. Housing issues, employment opportunities at agricultural enterprises and background information were also relevant.

Russian livestock breeders appealed to the National Union of Agricultural Insurers with a request to assess the risk of infection of agricultural animals with a new coronavirus. The Union forwarded the question to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) and received an answer that the pandemic does not increase the risks of keeping livestock.

At the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, the telephone of the unified hotline 8-800-444-16-70 began to operate.