Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan to be supplied with necessary amount of vegetables

On September 9, during his working trip to Vysokogorsky region, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with heads of villages and enterprises.

Reporting on the prospects for cabbage and potato crop, Head of the region Rustam Kalimullin said that the average yield made 200 centners per hectare that is lower than in the previous year.

Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Akhmetov noted that Vysokogorsky region has shown growth in crop farming in the last few years and reminded about support programmes for rural areas, such as co-funding for purchasing new equipment.