Six billion rubles were invested in the Kaluga agro-industry in a year

Under the sanctions pressure, the region's agriculture ensured an increase in production.
In the Kaluga region in 2022, in the face of unprecedented sanctions pressure, agriculture ensured an increase in agricultural production - 5.8% for all categories of farms and 7% for agricultural organizations. This was reported on February 15 by a REX correspondent with reference to the Minister of Agriculture of the region Leonid Gromov.

According to him, in 2022 more cereals were grown by 32%, potatoes - by 6%, vegetables - by 8%. High profitability is provided by the production of rapeseed. Its yield increased by 87%. Gardeners improved their performance by 23%. Aquaculture is gaining momentum - the production of marketable fish has increased by 60%.

The minister emphasized the successes of livestock breeders. They milked 6% more MILK (490 thousand tons). The number of dairy herds in agricultural organizations increased by 8%. Milk per cow increased by 322 kg and reached 9067 kg, providing the highest productivity in the Central Federal District and second place in RUSSIA. However, the difficult epizootic situation affected MEAT production. The HEAD of the Kaluga agro-industrial complex expressed confidence that in 2023 the pig and poultry industries of the region will restore their previous production volumes.

“Large state subsidies are allocated for the further development of the industry - the return of agricultural land and the renewal of equipment. The investment portfolio of the Kaluga agricultural industry in 2022 increased by another six billion rubles and reached 124 billion rubles. These funds are used to build up, upgrade production capacities and increase the genetic potential of the breeding herd. The plans include the completion of the construction of a farm for 1,400 forage cows of Ulyanovsk Niva LLC, the construction of the second stage of the Russian Cheese LLC farm in the Kirovsky District and the APK Troitsky livestock complex in the Khvastovichi District, as well as the launch of a number of new projects of large and small rural businesses ", — said Leonid Gromov.