(KZN.RU,
December 24). Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of Tatarstan, today visited the
agricultural fair, organized on the territory of the agro-industrial park
“Kazan”. Marat Akhmetov, the deputy Prime Minister of the RT and the Minister
of Agriculture and Food of the RT Albert Karimov, the deputy Prime Minister of
the RT and the Minister of Industry and Trade of the RT, Ilsur Metshin, the
Mayor of Kazan, and others accompanied him.
Agricultural
fairs in Tatarstan launched on September 10 this year. The trade is conducted
on 10 major sites in Kazan, in Naberezhnye Chelny - on 3. You could also buy
quality and cheap agricultural products in the territory of the technopolis
“Novaya Tura” in the village Oktyabrsky of the Zelenodolsky region.
15 fairs
have already been held for today. Production of 900 million rubles was imported
on trading sites. Citizens were able to buy meat, milk, eggs, cereals and other
agricultural products at prices far below retail: the difference is 20-30
percent.
Rustam
Minnikhanov visited the trade arcade, got acquainted with the range of
presented products, praised the quality of the goods, and talked to sellers and
buyers.
The
President thanked Tatarstan agricultural producers for their active
participation in fairs. He noted that these activities are very popular among
both city and rural residents.
Speaking to
the management of the city, Rustam Minnikhanov urged the authorities to
actively promote farmers and create all the necessary conditions for them,
reports the press-service of the President of the RT.