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Within the framework of the state program to support agricultural production in certain sub-sectors of animal husbandry, more than 380 million rubles of subsidies are provided.

Over 45 thousand heads of livestock and poultry this year will be able to purchase livestock enterprises of the republic thanks to state support. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea Andrey Savchuk at a meeting of the Committee of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea on Agrarian Policy and Rural Development. Within the framework of the state program for the development of agriculture and regulation of the markets for agricultural products, raw materials and food of the Republic of Kazakhstan, agricultural producers will receive more than 380 million rubles of subsidies to support agricultural production in certain sub-sectors of animal husbandry.

“As a result of such state support, in 2023 Crimean livestock breeders will purchase more than 600 heads of breeding young cattle. About 43 thousand heads of poultry, 200 heads of sheep and more than 1000 heads of pigs. To do this, more than 250 million rubles are planned for the preservation of breeding breeding stock and the acquisition of breeding young animals of agricultural animals. Support will also be provided in the amount of 86.8 million rubles for the production of their own cow and goat milk to those agricultural producers who sell it to local milk processing enterprises and ship it for their own processing. In addition, livestock breeders will receive subsidies to support the breeding stock of cows and bulls of specialized meat breeds, with the exception of breeding animals, the breeding stock of sheep and goats, including ewes and goats older than a year, with the exception of breeding animals, support for the production of wool of fine-fleeced and semi-fine-fleeced breeds of sheep and more,” commented the head of the Crimean Ministry of Agriculture.

Andriy Savchuk also stressed that the key tasks are: attracting investments to the industry, increasing the efficiency of state budget subsidies for the development of dairy cattle breeding and breeding in animal husbandry, increasing the number of cows, the volume of production of milk and dairy products, improving their quality, competitiveness in accordance with international standards, as well as the efficiency of milk production, thanks to the use of energy-saving technologies and modern equipment in this area are solved systematically and consistently. Investments are of great importance in the development of the industry. Thus, within the framework of agreements concluded between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea and investors, projects are being successfully implemented that contribute to the dynamic development of local animal husbandry.

“Let me remind you that 4 investment projects have been successfully operating in the republic for more than a year: Krym-Farming LLC, Krym Agro Tsekh LLC, Soybin LLC and Dudenko Farm Farm. All of them are aimed at the development of dairy cattle breeding, the modernization, reconstruction and construction of livestock complexes, as well as the equipment of a dairy farm and the development of a family fur farm on the basis of a peasant farm. Thanks to the investments received, these enterprises are developing rapidly, for example, the number of dairy herds, milk production is increasing, additional cowsheds, sheds for calves and forage cows are being built, the dairy complex for growing heifers is being improved,” the minister noted.