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The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has completed the draft of state program for the integrated development of rural areas. The document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Economic Development have agreed on the inclusion of dairy products into the electronic veterinary certification system “Mercury” from the 1st of July. Fermented milk products will enter it from the 1st of November 2019.

This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev at the meeting on the issue of increasing agricultural production and developing the export potential of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which was held today in Kazan. The event was attended by Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District Alexey Kuzmitsky, President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, heads of regions of the Volga Federal District, heads of regional AIC and key companies of the industry.

Еру 21st of February First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dzhambulat Khatuov held a meeting in Kazan with the heads of regional AIC, heads of regional agro-chemical services, state commissions and subordinated agencies on land reclamation. Participants of the event discussed the main directions of development of animal husbandry, crop production and amelioration of agricultural land in the regions of the Volga Federal District.

In Kazan was held one of meetings of the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia with regional AIC departments. Its purpose was to discuss the issues of state support for farmers of the Volga Federal District and the development of rural areas and small business forms. The meeting was attended by First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jambulat Hatuov, Deputy Ministers - Oksana Lut and Elena Fastova, representatives of the agricultural departments of the Volga Federal District.

On 22nd of February  the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev will visit the Republic of Tatarstan and hold a meeting on the planned volumes of production and export of agricultural products by the regions of the Volga Federal District. The plenipotentiary of the President of Russia Igor Komarov, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the heads of the regions of the district will take part in it.