The meeting was held with the participation of representatives of the agricultural centre, Federal Agency of scientific organizations, agrochemical services and organizations engaged in credit and scientific activities. The participation of heads of territorial governing bodies of the agriculture of the County was undertaken with the assistance of videoconferencing.

Took part in the event discussed how is sowing in the Central Federal district, preferential loans in the agricultural sector. The heads of the regional governing bodies of the AIC reported about the situation on the ground, particularly described readiness for sowing campaign, as technical support, the situation with fuel and lubricants, seeds and fertilizers.

By Alexander Morozov, in his speech, it was noted that over the past 25 years, the prevalence of machine-building for agriculture reached a record level. The growth trend in agricultural machinery has been observed since 2013.
Over the past year, production of tractors for agriculture has grown by 26.57%, including domestic models of 38.5%. Production rates as high horsepower tractors increased by 64%.

But not only produced self-propelled machines hits record, growth of volumes of production of other agricultural equipment were distributed as follows: plows 37.5%, cultivators by 13%, drills by 106%, machines for making mineral fertilizers 13%.


Deputy Minister of industry and trade also has noticed that at the stage of selection of investment projects for the purchase of agricultural equipment to the Ministry of agriculture should take into account the requirements of RF Government decree No. 719 dated 17.07.15 G. "criteria for the classification of industrial products to industrial products, which have no analogues produced in the Russian Federation".