At the opening of a meat processing plant in the Voronezh region, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation discussed issues of Russian seed production

The plant, in which investments exceeded 15 billion rubles, already this year plans to produce more than 200 thousand tons of MEAT products. it is expected that it will be in demand not only in the domestic market, but also abroad.   

The company has implemented the concept of managed production based on a modern intelligent IT infrastructure. Integration with state veterinary information systems, advanced physical security technologies, including computer vision systems and control over the production process, sanitary standards and personnel work are provided.   

As Dmitry Patrushev noted at the opening of the plant, the Voronezh region traditionally occupies a leading position in the country in animal husbandry. Such a base creates a good potential for the development of processing. Last year, the region produced more than 300 thousand tons of meat and offal, which is more than in 2021. Growth is also expected in the current one.   

In addition, the launch of production is also a contribution to the social sphere. After reaching full capacity, it is planned to create 3,500 new jobs here.   

The delegation also examined the complex development in the village of Elizavetovka, where comfortable housing and a hotel, children's and sports grounds, and a recreation area were built for the employees of the Agroeco Group of Companies. The plans include the construction of a kindergarten, a sports and recreation complex and three more apartment buildings. The project was implemented with the attraction of investments from a group of companies within the framework of the state program "Integrated Development of Rural Territories".

Issues of state support for the agro-industrial complex of the region became one of the topics of the working meeting of Alexei Gordeev, Dmitry Patrushev and Alexander Gusev.

The region is traditionally one of the leaders in terms of funds received from the federal budget. Last year, the subject was provided with 5.2 billion rubles, which were sent to recipients in a timely manner. In 2023, the amount increased to 6 billion rubles, the development is already 54%.   

Speaking about the results of the work of the regional agricultural industry, Dmitry Patrushev noted that by the end of 2022, a high index of agricultural production is recorded - almost 112%. The minister emphasized that the rate of fertilizer application in the region exceeded 86 kg per hectare. This is higher than the national average, which affects the growth of productivity of major crops. At present, the sowing campaign in the region is proceeding normally, the farmers are provided with all the resources.   

An important topic of the working trip to the region was the development of domestic seed production. This issue was devoted to a round table , which considered plans for the localization of the production of seeds of agricultural crops in RUSSIA. As the HEAD of the Ministry of Agriculture emphasized, all the necessary decisions have been made that will increase the production of our own seeds. 

During the visit, the delegation visited the seed complex and field plots for growing seeds of parental forms of sunflower and corn. Dmitry Patrushev got acquainted with the operation of the automated calibration line, which is designed for the final cleaning of sunflower seeds, corn and other crops, as well as the calibration of seeds by fractions.