Bashkortostan premier Sheldyaev: food security is a key government task

Ensuring food security at a new technological level is one of the key tasks for the government of Bashkortostan, Russia, Premier Aleksandr Sheldyaev said at a plenary session of the republic's State Assembly. He noted that the region is traditionally one of the leading agrarian regions and fully supplies itself with basic foods.

Bashkortostan exports to nearly 40 countries. To strengthen its position, the agro-industrial complex should grow 3-4% annually, with at least 3,000 units of machinery renewed each year, including through cooperation with Rosagrolizing. Navigation systems are being fitted to self-propelled machinery, and agro-drones are in use, with their number to be tripled by 2030.

The target is harvesting at least 4 million tonnes of grain annually, with new high-yield, stress-resistant wheat, pea and buckwheat varieties. A cattle genomic selection project plans to genotype 30,000 head by 2030. Together with robotic milking systems, it is meant to reach 1.5 million tonnes of milk a year.