PH "Lazarevskoye" invested more than ₽2.5 billion in the development of assets

The maximum costs, 550 million rubles, fell on the strategically important project of the largest seed plant in the Central Federal District of the Lazarevskoye agricultural holding. Its total cost is approximately estimated at 800 million rubles. The launch of the enterprise, which will produce seeds of soybeans, wheat, peas and barley, is planned for the end of 2024 - beginning of 2025. 

According to the General DIRECTOR of Lazarevskoye Breeding Farm LLC, Kristina Romanovskaya, this investment project has become part of a corporate import substitution strategy that meets the key needs of the domestic crop production market. She considers it a worthy contribution not only to the sustainable development of the agricultural holding, but also to the progress of the domestic structure of selection and seed production in general, which is moving along the path of autarky.

Investments in the elevator complex of the Lazarevskoye agricultural holding in almost three years exceeded 522 million rubles. The division for receiving, cleaning, drying and shipping grain with a productivity of 100 tons per hour and containers designed for simultaneous storage of 40 thousand tons provided a closed production cycle. In addition, by eliminating third-party contractors, the holding minimized costs and improved product quality.

The new energy center of the Lazarevskoe farmstead contributes to optimizing costs and increasing efficiency. Kristina Romanovskaya noted that with its commissioning, the holding gained independence from supply organizations and was able to work without interruptions. This approach is beneficial for energy-dependent industrial facilities: heat and electricity costs are reduced by 50%.

More than 800 million rubles were allocated for the purchase of agricultural machinery and transport: 15 and 45 units, respectively. The renewal of the machine and tractor fleet, focused on domestic manufacturers and brands from friendly countries, was carried out taking into account external risks.

More than 80 million rubles were invested in land plots. As a result, agricultural land has been expanded by more than 4,000 hectares, and the area under production facilities has been expanded by almost 23 hectares. Investments in the infrastructure of the Lazarevskoye farm in less than four years amounted to approximately 200 million rubles. In particular, new roads to enterprises and a veterinary block were built in 2023.

The successful implementation of all projects was facilitated by the participation of the Lazarevskoye farm in state support programs that provide subsidies in the areas of crop production and livestock farming, preferential lending for replenishment of working capital and preferential investment lending.

“Agriculture is one of the drivers of growth in the Russian economy, a guarantor of food security, and a stimulating factor in the development of the country’s technological and industrial sovereignty. The growth of the industry becomes a reference point for the progress of a wide range of economic structures. At the same time, qualitative evolution requires not only investments from the business community itself, but also a synergistic effect from interaction with the state, the support of which is necessary for private initiatives,” summed up Kristina Romanovskaya.