The progress of the implementation of the regional state program for the development of agriculture was considered within the framework of the "government hour" at the session of the Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly of Deputies, the press service of the governor and the government of the region reports. on the official website.
As Irina Bazhanova, Minister of Agro-Industrial Complex and Trade of the Arkhangelsk Region, noted in her report, the tasks set by the program based on the amount of funds allocated to it were fully achieved in 2021.
In total, more than one billion one hundred million rubles were allocated to support the farmers of the region last year. Of these, more than 800 million rubles are the funds of the regional budget and 300 million rubles are the funds of the federal treasury.
The main recipients of state support were agricultural enterprises in specialized areas, which include milk production, crop production, and, first of all, the cultivation of feed for livestock and elite seed potatoes.
Farmers also received support. Part of the funds was directed to land reclamation measures, improvement of soil fertility, introduction of new agricultural lands into circulation.
As noted, the regional state program to support farmers in the Arkhangelsk region has been implemented since 2013. The implementation of its measures made it possible to more than double investments in the fixed capital of enterprises in the industry, to increase the tax return of the agrarian sector of the economy to the regional budget by 25 percent.
The course chosen by the region to support the production of elite seed potatoes turned out to be correct, the volume of cultivation of which this year is planned to be increased by at least one and a half times - up to 3,5 thousand tons.
- The territories of Primorsky, Kholmogorsky and Onega regions are suitable for growing elite seed potatoes in the Arkhangelsk region. In general, the capacity of farmers to produce elite seeds can be increased to 10 thousand tons, which will allow the region to firmly occupy its niche in this sector of agricultural production in Russia,” Irina Bazhanova noted.
Today there are more than 70 types of subsidies for farmers. The Ministry of Agrarian Industry and Trade proposes to expand regional support measures, including compensating part of the costs for the purchase of elite seeds, breeding work, as well as for organizing the production of animal feed in the region. Another important task is the training of young qualified personnel for the industry.
At the end of her report, Irina Bazhanova noted the complete readiness of agricultural producers of the region for the next sowing season, which starts in two weeks.
As a result of the report, the deputies supported the resolution providing for an increase in the volume of support for the region's farmers at the expense of the regional budget.
As Larisa Sergeeva, chairman of the AOSD Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, noted, this year it is necessary to allocate at least 400 million rubles additionally for these purposes. The issue is proposed to be considered at the June session of the regional Assembly of deputies.