Tatyana Kuznetsova. The Republic of Adygea in the South of Russia in the conditions imposed by Russia in response to the punishment of the West food embargo plans in 2015 to increase agricultural production by 5, 7% to 18 billion rubles, said on the first day of the week at a press conference the head of the Republic Aslan Tkhakushinov.
Relations between Russia and the West in 2014 deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries which have instituted against her punishment: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. A ban were beef, pork, poultry, sausages, fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and some other products. It was declared that the Russian Federation has imposed food embargo for a period of one year.
" Adygea has always been an agricultural region. In terms of food embargo enterprises of agroindustrial complex of the Republic has demonstrated the ability to meet the demand of residents of the Republic for a number of food items: milk products, animal oil and cheese, pork and chicken, vegetable oil, rice cereal, mineral and table water, fruit. Such as pork, chicken, vegetable oil, soft cheeses, apples Republic not only meets its own needs, but also supplies in other regions of Russia ", - told Tkhakushinov correspondents.
according to him, in the area of " purposeful work on import substitution ". For example, introducing modern technologies are being renovated and technically rearming " agricultural companies that will compete with imports and to make a wider presence on the market of products of Russian manufacturers ".
" Our measures allow us to expect positive trends in the development of the agricultural sector. It is expected to bring the Volume of gross output of agriculture of the Republic in 2015 to 18 billion rubles, the Growth will be 5, 7% ", - assured the head of the region.
According to Tkhakushinov, the question of substitution of imported products will be solved, for example, by implementing in Adygea such investment projects as the construction of pig farm in 2500 sows and slaughter plants design capacity of 12 thousand tons of pork per year (enter the last scheduled already for 2015).
" This project is able to supply the full needs of the population in this type of products. The volume of investments in this investment project is more than 1, 35 billion rubles ", - said the head of the Republic.
He also said that in Giaginsk area of the Republic is expected the construction of the greenhouse complex for growing tomatoes and cucumbers in the area of 18 hectares (investment Volume - 3, 2 billion).
Tkhakushinov added that in terms of food embargo food industry of the region is also increasing production, increasing processing capacity and product quality in order to meet the existing demand of the residents.
The Republic of Adygea is located in the Central part of the North-Western Caucasus. There are about five hundred thousand people. Agriculture for the region is one of the priority directions of economic development. The leading place is occupied by cultivation and processing of grain, sugar beet, oilseeds and oil-bearing crops, vegetables and fruits, tobacco, cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry, and horse breeding.
The unique natural and climatic rules of Adygea contribute to the growth of southern crops such as peach, cherry, cornelian cherry, quince, pear, grapes, tea. Industrial production of agriculture is 32% of the total industrial output of the Republic.
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