Income of agricultural cooperatives in Bashkortostan increased by a quarter in 2022

- In total, there are more than 400 agricultural and consumer cooperatives in the republic today, in which there are 8.7 thousand shareholders, 1.2 thousand more than a year earlier, - said Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan - Minister of Agriculture Ilshat Fazrakhmanov. – Agricultural cooperation in the region continues to develop dynamically, including thanks to state support measures.

At the round table as part of the Agro-Industrial Forum 2023, held in Ufa, it was noted that in 2022, 15.6 million rubles were allocated for the development of the material and technical base of 3 agricultural cooperatives in the Republic of Bashkortostan.

More significant support for regional SPOs was allocated within the framework of the national SME project. Subsidies for the creation of a development system were received by 69 agricultural consumer cooperatives. The volume of state support amounted to 173 million rubles, in 2023 the amount will increase to 212 million rubles.

- Over the 4 years of the implementation of the activities of the national project, 233 new farms have been created in the republic, more than 12 thousand consulting services have been provided, more than 7.8 thousand participants are involved in consumer cooperation, - said Ilshat Fazrakhmanov. - The development of farming is an important factor for the republican agro-industrial complex, only by the end of 2022, regional farmers produced 36% of grain, 24% of SUGAR beets, 80% of protected ground vegetables, about 12% of MILK and 6% of MEAT.

The largest agricultural cooperatives in Bashkortostan are "Akbar" of the Baltachevsky district (340 shareholders), "Tulguz" of the Askinsky district (306 shareholders), the "Miyaki" agricultural cooperative of the Miyakinsky district, "Galaktika" of the Duvansky district and many others are successfully operating.