Tatarstan President inspects spring sowing campaign in Kaibitsy region

On April 20, accompanied by Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov flew around Kaibitsy municipal region to inspect the spring sowing campaign.

Making a report on the spring field works, head of Kaibitsy municipal region said that arable land area is 56,000 hectares, sown area – 50,500 hectares, the area sown with winter crops makes 10,500 hectares, including 9,100 hectares of winter wheat and 1,400 hectares of winter rye.

According to available data, 4,000 hectares of winter crops and 1,000 hectares of perennial plants have been fertilized. The farmers have started sowing of spring crops, fertilizing of winter crops and harrowing are underway in the fields.

Rustam Minnikhanov visited branches of OOO “Ak Bars – Kaibitsy”, PKKH “Yana Yul”, met with heads of farms, investors and heads of rural settlements.

Noting successful milk production in the region, Marat Akhmetov said that Kaibitsy region ranked 2nd in milk yields per one cow in the republic.

Tatarstan President noted that despite the fact that farming is the main occupation of the rural dwellers, other types of businesses are needed to be developed  as well.