Agriculture

• 22 December 2011, 13:44 Agriculture subsidies within WTO framework will suffice - Skrynnik

  Russia will be able to increase its subsidies for the industry to $9 billion, she said.

• 16 December 2011, 09:42 Russia may ban German livestock, feed imports in Jan - Dankvert

  As already reported, cattle imports could be banned due to outbreaks of the disease bluetongue.

• 14 December 2011, 14:11 Over 18 bank loans since top of year issued to develop agribusiness in Tatarstan

  The villagers have received 4.3 billion roubles.

• 7 December 2011, 12:45 Thaw in December poses threat to winter crops

  The Tatar Agriculture Research Institute holds the opinion.

• 2 December 2011, 14:03 Oil producers to be involved in building high-technology family farms in Tatarstan’s south-east

  Building high-technology family farms and developing farm households should be one of republic’s priorities.

• 29 November 2011, 13:38 Tatarstan included on list of Russian regions with highest grain production

  Russia Agriculture Ministry chief has held a video conference on the 2011 harvest’s results.

• 24 November 2011, 17:26 Russia unable to export over 25 tonnes of grain this agri-year - Grain Union

  In order to reach that figure, 18 million tonnes would have to be shipped before New Year's, "but that won't happen," Zlochevsky said.

• 23 November 2011, 20:30 Farid Mukhametshin: “Keeping the population in the village is very important”

  Increasing the villagers’s business initiative has been discussed in the Alexeyev District.