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In February 2022, it became known about the decision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation to create in the country the Federal State Information and Analytical System of Breeding Resources (FGIAS PR), which will be provided by the owners of breeding animals.

In particular, the platform will contain information about each animal and its ancestors, data on breeding farms, on imported breeding products and regulatory and analytical information. Access to the resource will be free.

Ministry of Agriculture creates GIS for the development of breeding

At the same time, the procedure for submitting information to the system, their composition, as well as the consideration of requests will be approved. Government It is assumed that the document will enter into force on September 1, 2023. The estimated costs for the implementation of the project by February 8, 2022 are not reported.

As the head of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management Alexei Mayorov told the Parliamentary newspaper, by February 2022, various livestock diseases are a big problem for livestock, and such diseases spread uncontrollably due to the lack of a unified animal registration system.

According to the head of the Federation Council Committee on Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management, the introduction of an information system of tribal resources will raise work on genetics to a new level and increase animal productivity.

He also noted that the bill issued by the Ministry of Agriculture introduces new types of breeding farms, such as a breeding and genetic center, gene foundation, breeding and hybrid center, breeding center, etc.