«Agrorus» brought to the Leningrad Region 12.5 billion rubles of investments in its agroindustrial complex
On August 30, the opening of the Leningrad Region Day took place within the 33rd International Agroindustrial Exhibition «Agrorus».
The first speaker was Aleksander Drozdenko, Governor of Region 47.
«The Leningrad Region is a leader in agriculture. We produce 40% of all food products in the Northwestern Federal District. The agroindustrial complex of the Leningrad Region is the high-tech, innovated, digital, modern production. The portfolio of investments in the agricultural sector is 100 projects worth 50 billion rubles. Today, it has grown by another 12.5 billion rubles at «Agrorus», and has been replenished with 17 new projects», said Drozdenko.
The governor also awarded the best enterprises of Region 47 with the Leningrad Region Quality Mark.
Sergey Bebenin, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region, noted that authorities of the Leningrad Region create the most favorable conditions for everyone who works on the land.
Svetlana Zhurova, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, said that the Leningrad Region produces food products that surpass in quality their foreign analogues.
Aleksey Kolchik, Director of the St. Petersburg Regional Branch of Rosselkhozbank JSC, stressed that agreements signed at «Agrorus» annually grow into products that consumers see on store shelves. He added that Rosselkhozbank has signed the agreement with the Government of the Leningrad Region on establishing agroclasses.
Vitaly Morozov, Rector of St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, said this year, «Agrorus» has hosted the first in the country Knowledge Day.
«2,000 students saw all the achievements of the agricultural industry. In their presence, we signed the agreement with the Leningrad Region on training personnel for the agroindustrial complex of Region 47», said Morozov.
In conclusion, Sergey Voronkov, General Director of EXPOFORUM International, made his speech.
«The Leningrad Region Day at «Agrorus» is a holiday of labor achievements, demonstration of the strength of our traditions», said Voronkov.
At the end of the ceremony, Aleksander Drozdenko and other honored guests visited the exposition of the collective stand of the Leningrad Region, where all 17 districts presented their achievements.
The Exhibition «Agrorus» will finish on August 30. But until September 8, the farm product fair with the same name will continue working in the open area of EXPOFORUM.