Yakutia leader Aisen Nikolaev: farm support must not fall below this year's level

Aisen Nikolaev, head of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, held an advisory meeting on agro-industrial complex issues in Amma district. The meeting reviewed the results of the 2026 livestock feed and harvesting campaigns and set tasks for the agricultural sector for the coming year.

Nikolaev said that, despite difficulties, the targets for sowing, harvesting and feed preparation had been met. Drought was recorded in some districts. Deputy Chairman of the Government Sergey Mestnikov reported that 3.5 billion roubles had been allocated to the dairy sector. The volume of dairy products sold this year reached 52.3 thousand tonnes, equal to 94.5% of last year's plan. By year-end, 63.7 thousand tonnes of milk are expected to be collected and processed.

Nikolaev instructed that all allocated support funds be delivered to rural farms. He said federal and republican support for the agro-industrial complex in the second reading of the 2027 republican budget would not be lower than this year's level. The main goal, he said, is to increase the republic's own agricultural output. The republic's 19 districts and the Yakutsk city okrug have 56 milk collection enterprises.