The Nizhny Novgorod Region increased the export of agricultural products by 13,3% in January-October 2019.
This was announced by the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin. According to him, over the specified period, agricultural enterprises exported food products, agricultural raw materials and breeding animals worth $ 198,7 million.
The volume of supplies abroad of potatoes, flour and cereals, fat and oil products, oilseeds, pasta and confectionery products, soft drinks and other food products has increased. The export of pedigree cattle has increased significantly.
“For certain types of agricultural products, the region has reached the level of production that allows not only satisfying its own needs, but also entering the international market. For example, the production of potatoes this year in the region increased by almost 40%. The fact that farmers are introducing amelioration systems into agricultural production contributes to obtaining high yields, ”said Gleb Nikitin.
The Governor recalled that the reclamation work is carried out within the framework of the state program, which involves compensation for farmers up to 50% of the costs of construction, reconstruction and technical re-equipment of irrigation and drainage systems. “Funding for this area in 2019 has quadrupled to the level of 2018 and amounted to almost 106 million rubles. This made it possible to commission more than 3 thousand hectares of reclaimed land. We see the effect of this program, so this work will be continued, ”Gleb Nikitin said.
As part of the implementation of the regional project "Export of agricultural products", the government of the Nizhny Novgorod region signed an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, which provides for support to our agricultural producers in the introduction of reclaimed land into circulation, on which export-oriented products will be grown. This will significantly increase export supplies of agricultural products.
Recall that the regional project "Export of agricultural products" is part of the national project "International cooperation and export", which was developed in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The project "Export of agricultural products" provides for an increase in the export of agricultural products of the region by 2,2 times - up to $ 492 million by 2024.
Source - Press Service of the Governor and Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region