Mishustin promised support to agricultural producers from the Far East

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin promised to support the projects of agricultural producers in the Far East, noting that he sees how more expensive products are from the center of the country to the east. With such a proposal, the Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, Alexei Chekunkov, addressed the head of the Cabinet on Monday. He asked to take systematic measures to support agricultural producers in the Far Eastern regions and promised to submit his proposals in the near future. “We hear from all investors that in the Far East the same complexes (for the production of agricultural products – TASS note) are much more expensive than in the European part of Russia. <…> A systemic solution would be to increase compensation for Far Eastern projects, but not only for greenhouse complexes, but also for poultry farms, for storage facilities, for seed plants. We are currently working on such a program with the Ministry of Agriculture, identify priority areas for the development of our own agricultural products in the Far East, determine the levels of support and report to you in order to make such systemic decisions,” he said. minister to the head of government, presenting the greenhouse complex built in Yakutsk. Mishustin promised support for such projects, admitting that he sees “how more expensive agricultural products, in particular vegetables, from central Russia to the Far East.” “It is very important that investors come to this industry, but, without a doubt, such projects must be supported, and if we (the government of the Russian Federation – TASS note) can do something, please inform us, we will solve this problem,” he promised Prime Minister. During his stay in Yakutsk, Mishustin also got acquainted with the project of a unique greenhouse complex operating in the Far North. As the head of government was told, the complex allows year-round growing of fresh vegetables in the climatic conditions of permafrost. The construction of the greenhouse complex was completed in 2021, and by the end of this year, almost 1.5 thousand tons of vegetables were grown here. Cucumbers, tomatoes, various greens, small batches of peppers and eggplants are grown on the territory of the complex, and strawberries and wild strawberries are now undergoing varietal tests. Logistics is organized in such a way that fresh vegetables reach local shelves one, maximum two days after harvest. When reaching its design capacity – this is planned by 2023 – the greenhouse complex of Sayuri LLC will be able to provide up to 25% of the population of Yakutsk with fresh vegetables and herbs, which will significantly reduce prices for agro-industrial products in this northern region.