At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the general director of the Agrotek company, Vladimir Rubakhin, proposed subsidizing sea transportation of agricultural products. According to him, up to 40% of the increase in the price of a kilogram of grain is “due to the marine component.” This measure of state support will have a good impact on the economy of enterprises involved in food production.
The President reacted positively to the entrepreneur’s initiative. The head of state promised that the authorities will definitely look into this issue and precisely formulate the relevant instructions to the Cabinet of Ministers, the federal Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Agriculture.
The area of unused land exceeded 30 million hectares
As part of the work to create a unified federal map-scheme, information was obtained on agricultural lands in 36 regions of the country. According to the Deputy Minister...