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The head of the department Marat Zyabbarov reported on the main results of the work of the agriculture and food industry in the Republic of Tatarstan today at a meeting in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Ensuring the uninterrupted operation of the agro-industrial complex in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and conducting mass vaccination of industry employees were the key topics of the meeting in the "Hour of Control" format, which was held at the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev. The event, chaired by the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dzhambulat Khatuov, was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan Marat Zyabbarov.

The first to work with raw materials was the Buinsky sugar plant. This agricultural season the enterprise has processed more than 700 thousand tons of beets. 4.5 thousand tons of root crops were processed here per day. Production was more than 126 thousand tons, which is 8.1 thousand tons more than last year. Beets were supplied to the plant by Apastovsky, Drozhzhanovsky, Kaibitsky, Tetyushsky regions, as well as the Republic of Chuvashia.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan informs about the start of the competitive selection for participation in the training project "Farmer's School". The program is implemented by Rosselkhozbank together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan. The training will take place at the Kazan State Agrarian University.

In the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, a single 8-800-444-16-70 hotline continues to function. Since its launch (in April 2020), ministry specialists have answered 704 calls. Most of the applicants were interested in measures of state support for agricultural producers and farmers. Housing and land issues, employment opportunities at agricultural enterprises and background information of a different nature about the agro-industrial sector were also relevant.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan in accordance with Article 48 of the Law of the Russian Federation of December 27, 1991 No. 2124-1 "On Mass Media" and the Rules for the Accreditation of Journalists under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, approved by order of the Ministry of July 22, 2019 No. 151/2-pr, announces the permanent accreditation of journalists at the ministry for 2021.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan informs that the federal law of December 29, 2020 No. 473-FZ "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" sets the minimum wage from January 1, 2021 in the amount of 12 792 rubles per month.

On February 6, the All-Russian festival of creative sledges "SunnyFEST" will take place in Mamadysh. The organizer of the event is the Agrarian Youth Association of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Every week we write about people who, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tatarstan, develop their business in rural areas, family farms and young entrepreneurs doing what they love. One of these is Ravgat Khanov from the village of Iske Muncha, Menzelinsky District.

New rules on labor protection in agriculture came into force at the beginning of this year. They have replaced those in force since 2016.