The berry festival in Chuvashia is planned to be made all-Russian

This was reported following the results of the II Chuvashia Berry Festival, held in Cheboksary on the territory of the Fito-Line Garden Center.
The event hosted over 3,000 guests. it was a large-scale fair and sale of Chuvash berries . 21 farmers in the region brought raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, currants, seedlings, and seedlings. For visitors, master classes were held on creating desserts and graffiti, weaving wreaths and flowerpots, a cultural and entertainment program, a culinary battle “Berry Master”, and awards for competition participants.
“The Government of the Chuvash Republic is consistently working to support farmers, including berry growers. We will continue this work. We, of course, will support deep processing in every possible way and urge, first of all, existing farmers to join forces to create joint production sites. The festival is moving forward confidently. I wish you all success and good luck! The berry festival is held at the highest level,” said the HEAD of Chuvashia Oleg Nikolaev, opening the festival
. In a solemn ceremony, graduates of the Farmer's School received their diplomas.
“I am glad to see that mostly the farmers participating in this wonderful festival are graduates of our Farmer’s School,” noted Irina Pismenskaya, DIRECTOR of the Chuvash branch of Rosselkhozbank. - Today we present diplomas to new graduates who, we hope, will become part of the agricultural community of Chuvashia. It is thanks to their work and entrepreneurship that food products are created that decorate our tables and nourish us every day!”
For the first time, within the framework of the festival, the “Support YOURSELF” campaign was organized , within the framework of which jam was made for the soldiers defending the borders of the Fatherland.
In addition to events for residents, an educational program was held for professionals and amateurs in berry growing and gardening. Speakers from 5 regions of the country shared their experience and innovations in the technology of growing crops at the information forum “From Sprout to Harvest” and the round table “Ornamental Gardening”.
In particular, the Deputy Prime Minister made a report on support for the industry,Minister of Agriculture of Chuvashia Sergei Artamonov. As the Head of the Ministry of Agriculture said, there are currently 4 direct state support measures for berry growers in the region. These are 2 “Agrostartup” grants and a “Perspective” grant and 2 subsidies - for planting and caring for perennial plantings, as well as for planting garden strawberries. Also, berry producers, along with other agricultural producers, have access to other government support measures, such as preferential investment loans or subsidies to reimburse part of the costs of purchasing agricultural equipment.
“Over the past three years, more than 205 million rubles, thanks to state support, have been allocated to the development of berry growing in the republic. About 40 farmers became recipients. The grant line provided 151.7 million rubles. Let's add to this amount subsidies for planting such crops in the amount of 4.4 million rubles. And also payments for planting strawberries - 49 million rubles,” said Deputy Prime Minister of Chuvashia Sergei Artamonov.
He also noted that in 2025 it is planned to expand the Chuvashia Berry Festival to an All-Russian scale. “We see how much the topic of berry growing, gardening and farming is in demand. Both residents and professionals are all in one stream here. This means we need to create conditions for development and demonstration of achievements at the all-Russian level,” he said.