The Tomsk region maintains high levels of agricultural production efficiency

Today, February 27, acting Deputy Governor of the Tomsk Region for Agro-Industrial Policy and Environmental Management Artyom Konev continued the series of reporting press conferences and presented the results of the development of the agro-industrial complex of the Tomsk Region in 2023.
According to preliminary calculations, last year Tomsk farmers produced products worth 42.8 billion rubles, the profitability of agricultural production was 16.8%; The volume of investments in the region's agro-industrial complex in 2023, according to preliminary estimates, amounted to 2.6 billion rubles.
“Investment activity is the most important indicator of the development of any industry. Today, large investment projects totaling more than 7 billion rubles are being implemented in the agriculture of our region. Last year, the estimated investment volume was based on the possibilities of state support, taking into account investments in machinery and equipment,” noted Artyom Konev.
In 2023, support for agricultural production from all budget levels amounted to 1.8 billion rubles. “Thanks to additional funding allocated at the end of 2023 by Governor Vladimir Mazur from the regional budget, agricultural producers received full compensation for purchased agricultural machinery and equipment,” the acting HEAD emphasized. Deputy Governor
Also in 2023, Tomsk farmers actively used another measure of state support through the Ministry of Agriculture: preferential lending and raised 6.9 billion rubles to replenish working capital for seasonal field work and the implementation of investment projects.