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Vologda Oblast Governor met with Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachyov.
22.09.2017 09:57
Vologda Oblast Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov arrived in Moscow to meet RF Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachyov. During the working meeting Mr. Kuvshinnikov briefed on development of agribusiness in the Vologda Oblast and put forward an idea to arrange an international dairy forum in Vologda.
The Vologda Oblast Government gives considerable support to its agricultural sector. The targeted programs of agricultural development in Vologda Region indicate the following high priorities - cattle breeding, meat and milk processing, development of linen industry, development of family-run farms, supplying with high-qualified personnel and development of rural areas.
The region is more than self-sufficient in nearly all major products. It produces close to 100% of its needs for cereals, flax fibre, meat, dairy products, poultry meat and vegetables. Farmers of the Vologda area are amongst the most productive in Russia. They supply the essential foodstuffs for the region; they feed other parts of Russia as well.
Every region has its claim to fame, but there's none sweeter than Vologda's position as Russia's butter capital. Butter-making, being one of the clearly expressed specializations of the Vologda Oblast, has a many-centuries old tradition. Just mention butter and quality together and every Russian will invariably reply "Vologda butter". Vologda butter (Vologodskoe) is a traditional Russian product, with delicious taste and natural lightness. Industrial production of butter on the territory of the Vologda gubernia developed rapidly. In 1913 there were 1290 creameries in the region in comparison to 15 in 1875. At that time the Vologda province produced 20% of butter manufactured in the European part of Russia. Butter became a special item of the Vologda export late in the 19th century.
Over the last 100 years the settlement of Molochnoye has evidently become a major centre for dairy farming in the Vologda Oblast. It boasts the Vologda Dairy Academy, a local creamery, a research institute and a livestock breeding farm. There prominent dairy experts take important and innovative initiatives and work hard to create the institutional framework of the Vologda butter production and trade.
The forum will be a unique opportunity for dairy producers, companies, organizations and other dairy enthusiasts to come together to compete, and to exchange their experiences.
The RF Minister of Agriculture supported the initiative of the Vologda Oblast to carry out an international dairy forum.