Vladimir Surovtsev: the driver of development of the agro-industrial complex of Leningrad region is the regional state support
According to Vladimir Surovtsev, technologically advanced agriculture, experience in the development of the most modern technologies in all sectors – from dairy farming to protected horticulture and aquaculture – makes agro-industrial complex of Leningrad region attractive for investment. In the region, the innovation of production technology and management methods, allowing to obtain innovation rents are actively developed.
– The metropolis creates a high demand for quality products, and the farmers of Leningrad region satisfy it. The investment attractiveness of dairy farming is supported by the leading position in the development of technology, the highest genetic potential of the herd, dynamic and sustainable growth of milk production, – said the expert.
Economic science pays more and more attention to the problems of finding opportunities for the implementation of innovative rents, as profit in the era of scientific and technological revolution depends to a greater extent on the innovative component of the technologies used than on the location of producers and the natural fertility of agricultural land, said Vladimir Surovtsev.
– Leningrad region attracts investors, although it is located in the area of "risk farming". It is known that the largest investor in dairy farming in Russia – Stefan Duerr got interested in the region. In the future it is necessary to organically combine the rich experience of implementation of large investment projects and building an effective system of decentralized management in dairy farming of Stefan Duerr and his team with the experience gained in Leningrad region applicable to local conditions, forage and milk production, characteristics of the regional market, – commented acting Director of the Federal state budgetary scientific institution "North-Western research Institute of Economics and organization of agriculture".
An important point in the issue of investment attractiveness, as the expert stressed, is state support.
– Unfortunately, "capex" and preferential investment loans from the Federal budget are available in the region, as in most regions of the Northern non-Chernozem region, only to single farms. This causes a slower pace of construction of new dairy complexes compared to the Center and South of Russia - said Vladimir Surovtsev.
In his opinion, the Federal government supports the implementation of large-scale investment projects as a priority: the larger the project is announced, the more chances it has to get into the Federal support program. In Leningrad region, the scale effect in dairy cattle breeding is not very pronounced due to the specifics of land use and forage production. To ensure the efficiency of milk production, it is necessary to avoid additional costs of resources and time in forage production to prevent loss of quality.
– Economically optimal livestock in the complexes in most areas of Leningrad region is from 800 to 1200 heads. Only a few farms with a population of more than 1,500 cows show good economic results. Our milk producers invest in the industry only small amounts, and not in the construction of buildings, but in technology, because they are developing continuously in our time, – said the expert.
Vladimir Surovtsev emphasized that support from the regional budget has a greater impact on the development of agro-industrial complex in Leningrad region. The government of the region strongly supports producers developing production, investing in the development of productive technologies in order to create the most attractive investment climate in all sectors, including dairy farming.
– Support of evolutionary and innovative development of industries from the regional budget allows the farms of Leningrad region to acquire high-performance equipment, install resource-saving equipment every year. Industrial and social infrastructure, telecommunications are being developed, industry information and analytical systems are being formed. All this ensures the growth of labor productivity, quality and safety of products, – said Mr. Surovtsev.
In dairy farming, the latest innovations are associated with high-performance technologies for the production of high-quality forage and grain, protein feed (rape), fully or partially automated, including robotic milking systems, distribution systems and systems for pushing forages. Such technologies, as Vladimir Surovtsev explained, guarantee strict compliance with the technology, as well as minimize the negative impact of the human factor.
– Farms actively implement advances in digital and biotechnologies. Therefore, not only in terms of milk productivity, but also in terms of labor productivity, quality and safety of milk, veterinary well-being of the dairy herd, Leningrad region occupies a leading position in Russia, – the expert concluded.
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