It amounted to 100.7%
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev, during a working trip to the Leningrad Region, highly appreciated the level of development of the region’s agro-industrial complex, the region was among the leaders among the country’s regions in several areas of agriculture. The index of agricultural production in the region at the end of 2021 amounted to 100.7%, which is higher than the national average, the press service of the regional government said on Thursday.
“The Minister highly appreciated the level of development of the agro-industrial complex of the Leningrad Region. Dmitry Patrushev noted that the index of agricultural production in the Leningrad Region last year amounted to 100.7%, which is above the national average. By the end of 2021, the Leningrad Region has become one of the leaders in dairy productivity. Strong The region also occupies positions in the food and processing industry.
During the meeting with the governor of the region Alexander Drozdenko, the minister noted that in the current situation, special attention should be paid to the production of socially significant goods, to prevent a production decline. The governor said that the region plans to increase production in all areas. “To increase the production of vegetables and potatoes, the so-called” borsch set “, the region introduces additional subsidies. We thank the ministry, the government for their support,” the press service quoted the head of the region as saying.
The participants of the meeting discussed the allocation of additional funds for animal feed, limits on concessional lending from the federal budget. Financing is also needed for holding the open plowing championship of the Russian Federation, which will be held in the region in August. Drozdenko noted that plowmen from friendly countries will also be able to take part in the championship.
