The Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation adopted the decision on creation in Russia the basic breeding centre for reindeer husbandry, which will be located in the Republic of Sakha.
The first Deputy Minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation Dzhambulat Hatuov otmachine, the state Program must provide increased funding to support the reindeer herding.
"The development of reindeer is essential to preserve socio-economic stability in the places of compact residence of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East. Russia has always been a leader among the other Arctic countries by the number of reindeer, we are more than 2/3 of the world's livestock reindeer" – said Dzhambulat Hatuov
The Ministry of agriculture of Russia, in 2016 reindeer, there were over 1.6 million heads.
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Translated by service "Yandex.Translation"
