Omsk journalists were told about measures to support agriculture in the Omsk region in 2019

In general, more than 2.7 billion rubles from the regional and federal budgets are provided for the development of the agro-industrial complex of the Omsk region.

A press conference on measures to support agriculture in the region in 2019 was held today at the MKR-Media International Press Center.  The main participants were Nikolay Drofa, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Omsk Region, and Anatoly Bezzubtsev, Chairman of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Ecology of the Legislative Assembly.

As noted by Nikolai Drofa, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Omsk region, a number of areas in agriculture have been formed today, for which funds are being allocated. Thus, more than 1.5 billion rubles have been allocated for the development of crop production this year, which includes unrelated support, technical and technological modernization, elite seed production, vegetable growing and a number of other areas. - "There is support for land reclamation, and this year it is significant in the amount of 209.9 million rubles. This is the construction and reconstruction of irrigation systems. 101 million rubles have been allocated for the purchase of mineral fertilizers. The same amount of support is provided for technical re-equipment. A number of events have also been held in the field of animal husbandry and rural development," Nikolai Drofa said.

470.7 million rubles were allocated for the development of animal husbandry in 2019 (from the regional budget – 190.9 million rubles, from the federal budget – 279.8 million rubles).  374.4 million rubles have been allocated from the regional and federal budgets to support small businesses, including grant support for the creation and development of farms and family livestock farms – 197 million rubles and grants to consumer cooperation organizations - 55 million rubles. Within the framework of the state program for sustainable rural development, 222.4 million rubles were allocated, including 87.8 million rubles for improving the living conditions of citizens; construction and reconstruction of village water pipes – 77.3 million rubles; construction of gas distribution networks - 48.8 million rubles. In general, more than 2.7 billion rubles from the regional and federal budgets are provided for the development of the agro-industrial complex of the Omsk region.

According to Anatoly Bezzubtsev, Chairman of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Ecology of the Legislative Assembly, support measures still will not solve the problems that exist in the agro-industrial complex of the region. According to him, the budget of the Omsk region does not allow it to be the same as, for example, in Tyumen, Khanty-Mansiysk. - "These are the directions that the government offers to businesses, where it is necessary to invest money. If a business has its own directions, it offers them to the authorities. But at the moment there is some lull in the agro-industrial complex. There are no breakthrough topics or projects that we can talk about," he stressed.

The press conference also touched upon topics related to the sale of agricultural products to other regions and countries of the near and far abroad, the preservation of diesel fuel benefits for farmers, and preferential loans.

Nikolay Drofa, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Omsk region, commented on the situation with diesel fuel: "Today, the pricing policy of the summer period has been preserved, and a number of agricultural producers, taking advantage of this moment, are already providing themselves with diesel fuel for the whole summer. The situation remains stable until mid-March, then the market will determine the price and, of course, it is not necessary to predict a price decrease. But we hope that there won't be a sharp jump." 

Anatoly Bezzubtsev, Chairman of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources and Ecology of the Agricultural District, is confident that the cost of fuel will increase, so every owner of a large farm should think about buying fuel now.

Speaking about the supply of agricultural products, Anatoly Bezzubtsev noted that the Omsk region has always been a supplier of agricultural products, both to state funds and to the army. Despite the fact that currently the agro-industrial complex of the region does not have such opportunities, this area is actively developing.

— Omsk region is one of the ten regions in self-sufficiency in eggs. Our indicators are higher than the medical standards for the use of this product per person. We are among the top thirty in poultry meat," he noted. "There are questions about milk and beef. But this is a common problem of the state.