Agribusiness today is one of the leading sectors of the domestic economy. The task is not only to maintain the momentum of development, but also to promote further growth. This was stated by the Minister of agriculture Dmitry Patrushev at the meeting with heads of sectoral unions and associations of the AIC, said the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation

"One of the priorities — increase export of agricultural products. APK must more than double annual exports from $20.7 billion in 2017 to $45 billion by 2025," he set the task Patrushev.

In his opinion, to achieve this goal requires the active support of the business community. To this end, the Ministry of agriculture and industry enterprises should continue to develop effective cooperation. In addition, a meeting with heads of sectoral unions and associations of the AIC will be happening on a regular basis.

As reported IA REGNUMinformed earlier, the Minister of agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev said that the Ministry of agriculture will significantly increase the competitiveness of Russian agriculture, to ensure the implementation of the doctrine of food security, increase exports.