Agricultural fairs took place at 8 Kazan sites on February 14, with the aim to improve the provision of Tatarstan population with agricultural products and consumer goods.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan – the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Akhmetov reported at a session in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan today that in the republic for January 2015 the cattle population made up 745,800, including 247,500 of cows.
On February 11 a session of the Committee on Ecology, Environmental Management, Agricultural and Foodstuff Policy was held. The main issue of the agenda was “The concept and methodology of sustainable development of Tatarstan AIC”. The Deputy Chairman of the Tatarstan State Council Yuri Kamaltunov, the State Duma deputy of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Fatikh Sibgatullin, the senator of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Sergey Batin took part in the session, as reported by the RP and Mass Media Department of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The 2nd conference of farmers, farm households and agricultural cooperatives with the participation of acting chief of the executive committee of the district Pavel Lokhanov took place in Kamskoye Ustye municipal district this week.
According to the recenta data of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, by February 10 the daily gross milk production has made up 2,943.1 tons, which is by 135.4 tons (5%) more than it was last year.
On February 18-20, 2015, the Volga Region Agricultural Forum takes place in the exhibition center “Kazan Fair”. Within the framework of the forum the 18th international specialized exhibition “Agricultural complex: Interagro. Animed. Volga Region Farmer” and the 15th specialized exhibition “Volgaprodexpo” were held.
Today, in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan – the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Akhmetov reported on the state of Tatarstan potato farming, vegeculture and the tasks in this sector for the forthcoming year.
In the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan a session chaired by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildus Gabdrakhmanov was held. The session was devoted to the implementation of ameliorative programs for 2015 and 2015-2020.
14,000 trucks, 6,700 drill machines, 5,800 rippers and over 1,000 multitask tillage combines will be used during the spring works 2015 sowing in the Tatarstan AIC. It will enable to hold the sowing campaign in time.