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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev held a working meeting with Saratov Region Governor Roman Busargin. The discussion focused on the region's agriculture and environmental issues.
The Saratov Region is one of Russia's major agricultural regions. Production volumes have increased in almost all areas in recent years. Last year, despite unfavorable weather conditions, oilseed production reached a historic high of 2.6 million tons, ranking first in the Volga Federal District and second in the country as a whole.
As part of the "Comprehensive Rural Development" program, 65 km of roads have been built and repaired in the Saratov Region over six years, and nearly 250 rural improvement projects have been implemented. During this time, the region has received over 4 billion rubles from the federal budget. This year, 1 billion rubles has been allocated for rural development activities.
The meeting also addressed the implementation of the national "Environmental Well-Being" project in the region. Increasing forest cover remains a priority. From 2021 to 2025, reforestation was carried out on an area of over 15,000 hectares. The region is actively developing a network of nurseries to provide forestry enterprises with their own planting material. Currently, there are 12 of these nurseries. Over the past five years, the volume of annual forest regeneration in the region has increased 3.5-fold.
Saratov forestry enterprises have already begun preparations for the upcoming spring afforestation. This year, the work is planned to cover an area of at least 4,000 hectares.
Dmitry Patrushev and Roman Busargin also discussed plans for constructing waste management infrastructure in the Saratov Region. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the pace of project implementation must be accelerated. Furthermore, it is crucial to increase waste disposal capacity to achieve the 2030 targets.
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