Rustam Minnikhanov: We continue supporting rural areas
6 May 2012, Sunday
Tatarstan leadership in partnership with federal center will continue rendering various forms of support to agricultural producers. Such a statement was made by the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov during his working trip to Northern regions of republic.
The Tatarstan Head visited Vysokaya Gora, Arsk, Baltasi, Kukmor, and Saba regions where he inspected the course of sowing campaign and met with chiefs of households.
In the interview President of Tatarstan noted good rates of sowing campaign in the regions he had visited. He also informed about plans of the republican leadership on supporting agriculture.
“We continue rendering the same support to rural areas,” Rustam Minnikhanov said. He also emphasized the need for promoting sales of the Tatarstan agricultural producers.
“We lay high hopes on agro-industrial markets. We have already acquired such experience in Chistopol, Naberezhnye Chelny. Major agro-industrial park will soon appear in Kazan to provide places for agricultural producers who will be able to sell their produce without any trade agents.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.