The authorities of Mordovia gave the farms to increase milk production in half.

"Last year yield per cow for the first time reached 5 thousand 250 pounds. Three years ago posed a difficult challenge to reach five thousand milestone. It really was very difficult but we did it. In the short term we set a new task - to increase the milk production by 1,5 times", — said V. Volkov, whose words are quoted by his press-service.

The head of the region noted that Mordovia development of livestock, increasing livestock numbers is of fundamental importance.