Aurora Organic Dairy expresses interest to develop dairy industry in Tatarstan

Development of dairy husbandry in the Republic of Tatarstan was discussed at the meeting of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and the delegation of the USA-based Aurora Organic Dairy company.

The meeting was held at the RT House of Government.

Aurora Organic Dairy is one of the USA leading companies in the organic dairy industry.

At the meeting with Aurora Organic Dairy Director General Marc Peperzak the President of Tatarstan said the republic takes the development animal husbandry, and in particular dairy husbandry very seriously.

Tatarstan’s share in Russia’s gross agricultural production makes more than 5 percent, while it terms of dairy production we make 8.3 percent, the President said.

Today, Tatarstan has the herd of 425,800 cows, 39 milk plants producing 3,000 tonnes of milk daily in 200 various products.

Without new technologies and stat-of-the-art equipment we can hardly talk about being competitive on the market, Rustam Minnikhanov said. Tatarstan is quite experienced in implementation of state-of0hte art technologies in dairy husbandry; but we are also interested in such experience of large world companies.

Marc Peperzak stated that his company was interested in entering the Russian market. Now they need to find a land plot for setting up production. He also said the country imports too much dairy although it has everything to produce it here.

We consider your region as one of suitable for developing production here, he said, Tatarstan is also attractive as it has necessary infrastructure, human resources and experience in dairy husbandry.

Tatarstan Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov told about forms to support companies occupied in dairy production in Tatarstan. We offer subsidies on interest rate of loans to develop business, compensation of expenses to buy pedigree cattle, to build roads to a cattle-breeding complex as well as compensation of expenses to buy equipment (milking equipment), etc.

Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Mark Peperzak for their attention to the Republic of Tatarstan and assured that the Aurora Organic Dairy project would receive full support in the republic.