Rustam Minnikhanov inspects harvesting campaign in Nurlat region

On July 29, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Minister of Agriculture of the republic Marat Akhmetov and Head of Nurlat region Ravil Kuzyurov inspected harvesting campaign in Nurlat region.

Upon arrival Minnikhanov held a meeting with farm machinery operators, heads of some farms and investors.

Ravil Kuzyurov noted that the farms do not have any problems with motor fuels and machinery. According to Kuzyurov, 8, 000 hectares have been harvested in the region. The crop yield made 23.1 centners per hectare.

Minnikhanov said that hot summer will affect the result harvesting indices and asked farmers to use every day to the full. He added that Tatarstan is unlikely to receive any federal financial support this year.

Rustam Minnikhanov asked Ravil Kuzyurov about implementation of state agricultural support programmes and reminded about Tatarstan Presidential elections, an important political event of this year.