– I have applied for a grant under the program “Agrostat”. Trained at Ulyanovsk state agrarian University named after P. A. Stolypin in the third year, receive the profession of agroinzhener, says beginning farmer Andrew Kazancev. – Me from an early age accustomed to running the household. With age this interest is not lost. Now planning to engage in beef cattle, in particular breeding cattle and sheep. I have long heard about the support for young farmers. But when experts of the competence Center held a seminar in our area and told about all existing support measures, decided for myself that this year I’m going to apply for participation in the program “Agrostat”. I feel supported at every stage, promptly got answers to all my questions on the phone. I want to say a big thank you to the representatives of the regional Ministry of agriculture for the assistance provided to beginning farmers and to wish good luck to all who will participate in the competition.
Despite the pandemic and quarantine measures, the staff of the Center for a single day did not stop the counselling and the preparation of future case studies to obtain measures of state support. During April, together with administrations of municipal formations via video conferencing was conducted by careful preparation of the potential participants of the program “Agrostat”. From may began to hold in-person seminars with the involvement of the regional Council of the Association of peasant (farmer) farms and agricultural cooperatives of Russia. Support of projects carried out since filing to implement the stated objectives.
we will Remind, the program “Agrostat” successfully operates in the region from 2019. During this time, 22 people have received grants from the regional budget on development projects in agriculture. Financial support is carried out in the framework of the Federal project “Creation of system of support of farmers and development of rural societies”, which is included in the national project “Small and medium entrepreneurship and support of individual business initiative”.
They set themselves the main goal is to raise the incomes and living standards of rural citizens through the creation and development of small and medium entrepreneurship in rural areas. We are talking about peasant farms and selhozpredpriyatiyah. Today in the Ulyanovsk region, they provide employment to nearly ten thousand rural residents.
the competence Center in the field of agricultural cooperation and support of farmers in Ulyanovsk region and provides information, consulting and methodological services to medium, small and microporosities of agricultural products. Currently, the main ��he focuses on preparation for participation in competitive selection of applicants for a grant “Agroterra” and grants “beginning farmer” and “cattle farm”.
Michael Semenkin, Deputy Chairman of the government of Ulyanovsk region – Minister of agriculture and rural development:
Even in terms of the spread of the new coronavirus infection, we set ourselves the ambitious task of improving the quality of life in rural areas. A very important condition for the development of agribusiness in General is creating conditions for comfortable living and working in rural areas. We see that such mechanisms of state support “Agrostat” is quite attractive for the villagers. To accomplish this we have all the necessary tools as well as appropriate and effective legal and regulatory frameworks.