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 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.