Ministry of Agriculture and Food Stocks
Overview
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Stocks of the Vologda Oblast is the principal agency responsible for promotion of agricultural and fisheries development and growth. In pursuit of this, it provides the policy framework, helps direct public investments, and in partnership with local government units provides the support services necessary to make agriculture and agri-based enterprises profitable.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Stocks enforces standards for wholesomeness and quality of meat, poultry and eggs produced in the Vologda Oblast. Its food safety activities include inspecting poultry, eggs, and domestic and imported meat; inspecting livestock and production plants; and making quality inspections for grain, fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and dairy products.
Main functions of the Ministry:
- policy with regard to agriculture and the food industry and the development of the fishing industry;
- implementing the national project to support agriculture;
- agriculture management;
- agricultural production management;
- food industry management;
- management of livestock breeding, seed-farming, land development, veterinary science;
- conservation of aquatic biological resources;
- aquaculture, protection and use of regional natural biological (zoological) preserves;
- ensuring biological safety on the territory of the Vologda Region;
- implementation of measures to develop trading activities and ensure consumer rights;
- control and supervision in the field of veterinary science;
- protecting animal health and animal welfare;
- protection from invasive non-native plants, animals, insects, and diseases;
- monitoring and management of existing agricultural pests and diseases;
- resolution and management of trade issues related to animal health;
- prevention, detection, control, and eradication of diseases and pests of animals;
- investigation, demonstrations and control of “injurious animal species”;
- suppression of disease in livestock and prevention of epidemics;
- control for observance of normative and legal documents.
News
Vologda’s products under the brand "Vologda Made Product" will be on display at Russky Dom Exhibition Centre on December 15-16.
The most active trade partners of the Vologda Region are Uzbekistan, China, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
The trade fair will gather major manufacturers, dealers and distributors looking to explore partnerships and growth opportunities within the food market in the Vologda Region.
Peterfood 2023 took place at EXPOFORUM, St. Petersburg on November 14 – 16, 2023.
The trade fair will gather major manufacturers, dealers and distributors looking to explore partnerships and growth opportunities within the food market in the Vologda Region.
On a visit to the city of Gryazovets, Acting Governor of the Vologda Region Georgy Filimonov attended JSC Severnoye Moloko where dairy goods are produced.
f investments in the reconstruction amounted to RUB 3,3 bln.
Uzbekistan is one of the three leading countries concerning the import of agricultural products from the Vologda Region, along with China and Kazakhstan.
The Russia International Exhibition and Forum will open in Moscow on November 4, 2023. The regions of the Russian Federation, federal executive bodies, nonprofit organisations, state corporations, and foreign representatives will take part in it.
The forum opened on October 25th. On this date the Vologda Region marks Vologda Butter day. It was on this day that our countryman Nikolai Vereshchagin, the founder of the dairy business in Russia was born.
Since the beginning of the year, Vologda’s fish enterprises have grown 632 tons of trout, 166 tons of sturgeon, 29 tons of carp and two tons of whitefish species - chir, muksun and nelma.