Improving the efficiency of agriculture is possible only through the introduction of modern agricultural technologies and the expansion of the fleet of machinery. Sergei Mitin, First Deputy Head of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management, said this to the Vmeste-RF TV channel.
He noted that the Strategy for the Development of the Agro-Industrial Complex until 2030 set the task of ensuring an annual accelerated growth in production volumes of at least 3%. However, the senator believes that such rates cannot be achieved if there is no renewal of technological processes and, in fact, technology.
With good growth rates, we need new means of mechanization, varieties, animals. With positive changes in the agro-industrial complex, we continue to lag behind in terms of such performance indicators as yield, milk yield, daily weight gain of animals. This can only be achieved with the use of super-new agricultural technologies that will be adapted to Russian conditions.
Sergey Mitin, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian Food Policy and Environmental Management
According to the parliamentarian, imported equipment is gradually being replaced by Russian. At the same time, there are samples of equipment that are not traditionally produced in Russia: breeding, forage harvesters for sugar beet, processing of products such as tomatoes, carrots. In addition, gardening equipment and equipment for seed farms are not produced in Russia.
Recall that at the end of February, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a resolution according to which agribusiness involved in the implementation of complex scientific and technical projects will be able to apply for special grants. For this, more than 1 billion rubles will be allocated from the federal budget and will be allowed to be spent on materials and equipment for molecular biological, bioengineering and genetic work in the field of breeding and seed production of a number of crops, improving the genetics of cattle, and developing viticulture.
Alexei Mayorov, head of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian Food Policy and Environmental Management, said that in 2022 the area of fields where wheat, barley, rice and potatoes were sown increased. Therefore, there will be no food shortage in Russia.
