Kaluga oblast to increase milk production took first place. This was announced at the expanded session of Board of the regional Ministry of agriculture, the Governor of the region Anatoly Artamonov, reported February 3, the reporter REGNUM.

"The pace is good, to increase milk production we are the first in the country has taken — said the head of the region. — But we need to think about increase significantly, our number is a million tons of milk, which is quite achievable".

Your contribution to the successful solution of this problem, according to Artamonov, can make the agricultural holding "Anonima". The investor has already launched a large dairy complexes, as well as continuing to build several. All this will enable the company in the near future to increase production to 450 thousand tons of milk per year.

"If there is sufficient amount of raw material prospects for treatment," — said the Governor of Kaluga.

As noted by the Board, in 2017 Kaluga breeders received more than 300 thousand tons of milk, which was 17% more than in 2016. In the last three years, the Kaluga region was ranked first in the Central Federal district the increase in milk production. The Kaluga farmers successfully crossed six thousandth milestone in productivity and secured a yield per cow kg. 6648 Task 2018 to reach seven foreign countries.

In the Kaluga region has significantly increased state support of the village, which in 2017 from the budgets of all levels has sent more than 3 billion 700 million rubles. The investment portfolio was added to 17.2 billion rubles, reaching 65 billion roubles.

Meanwhile, as previously reported IA REGNUM with reference to the Management of the Federal service for supervision of consumer rights protection and human wellbeing in the Kaluga region, 48 samples of dairy products Kaluga dairy enterprises of the 86 tested does not meet the regulatory requirements (including 13 samples — identification parameters).

Recall that in 2017 the territory of the Kaluga region operated about 31 enterprises for milk processing.