Baymak district holds first Ekmekfest for Bread Day

The Baymak district in Bashkortostan, Russia, is known as an agrarian region and makes a significant contribution to the republic's food security. Despite changing weather each year, local farmers harvest abundant crops, lead in kumis production and remain at the forefront of livestock farming.

District head Azamat Idrisov said the region has 17 agricultural enterprises, more than 200 farms, 23 cooperatives and over 17,000 personal subsidiary farms. He said this year's average yield was 26.4 centners per hectare, which he described as a good result. Livestock farming and food processing are also continuing to grow.

For the first time, the district held the 'Ekmekfest' event for Bread Day, honouring the work of grain growers. Village administrations and education institutions prepared exhibitions, while bakers presented a range of breads and dough products decorated in line with themes. The article says a longer feature will appear in upcoming issues of the newspaper.