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On May 11, 1247 thousand hectares were sown in the Republic of Tatarstan, or 72% of the forecast. Sowing is in active stage. This was announced today at a meeting in the House of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic Marat Akhmetov.

Aksubayevsky municipal district was visited today by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. During the working visit, he discussed with the farmers the progress of the current sowing campaign and visited the mushroom growing complex.

Today, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Nurlatsky municipal. The main purpose of the visit is to familiarize with the course of spring field work. During the trip, he was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Akhmetov and the head of the Nurlatsky district Almaz Akhmetshin.

Today President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Alekseevsky district of Tatarstan. Rustam Minnikhanov was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Akhmetov and the head of the Alekseevsky municipal district Sergey Demidov.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan continues a series of publications devoted to the agriculture of the TASSR during the Great Patriotic War. During the war years, Tatarstan became especially important in the food supply of the army and the population. The demand for food was growing, and the possibilities for its production were reduced. There was a catastrophic lack of equipment, fuel and lubricants, mineral fertilizers and workers. In order to increase agricultural production, various forms of material incentives for farmers were applied. A number of decrees were adopted on additional wages for increasing crop yields in agriculture and livestock productivity in animal husbandry. Thus, the additional wage in the form of a premium allowance was provided for MTS machine operators for high-quality planting, raising yields and timely cleaning. Tractor drivers for the over-fulfillment of yield plans relied 13% of the grain harvested above the plan and 11% of potatoes; Combineers for grain harvest above the norm should have received 10 poods each, if during the season an area of over 180 hectares was processed and 25 poods - for a threshed area of 300 hectares, etc.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan has great respect for the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and those who worked in the rear in those years, providing food supply to the country. This week, the Ministry hosted a celebration of veterans and home front workers. The meeting was held in a warm, intimate atmosphere, while drinking tea the veterans shared their memories of the war years. One of the guests of the holiday was Iskhakov Mukhamet Zaripovich, who reached Berlin. The other day he turned 98 years old.

Today, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan Marat Akhmetov visited Chistopolsky, Novosheshminsky and Cheremshansky districts of the republic to familiarize himself with the course of spring field work.

The topic of the modern village, its main problems and mechanisms of development became the subject of discussion on May 6 and 7 in Kazan in the regional branch of United Russia.

On May 7, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan hosted a celebration in honor of veterans of the Great Patriotic War and home front workers. First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Nikolay Titov, chairman of the Tatarstan Republican organization of the trade union of agribusiness workers of the Russian Federation Farid Garifullina and chairman of the Council of veterans of the agroindustrial complex Anatoly Dragunov congratulated the guests of honor on the upcoming holiday.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, made a working visit to the Sabinsky municipal district, where he familiarized himself with the progress of the spring field work and met with representatives of the farms. The RT President was accompanied by the RT Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Akhmetov and the head of the Sabinsky District Rais Minnikhanov.