On March 12, at a regional meeting at Tatarstan Government House chaired by President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov informed that one month is left till the beginning of the sowing campaign, and most farms have finished the repair of agricultural machinery.
About 16 bln rubles are required for successful organization of field works. As for the whole agricultural season, Akhmetov said that 30 bln rubles are required, and seven bln rubles of loans have been obtained by now. The banks working with agricultural producers are Tatfondbank, Rosselkhozbank, Ak Bars.
Akhmetov noted that prime costs consist in mineral fertilizers.
During the meeting Akhmetov contacted Almetievsk and Vysokogorsky regions to find out about the preparation for spring field works and availability of mineral fertilizers.