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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev spoke at a meeting of the final board of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance. The event summed up the work for the past year and outlined future plans.
“Over 20 years of operation, the federal service has managed to create an effective system for protecting Russia from biological threats. At the same time, the President set a goal for the agro-industrial complex to increase production volumes by a quarter and increase exports by one and a half times by 2030. We must also ensure agricultural sovereignty. The entire industry is focused on fulfilling these guidelines – in particular, the Government has approved a new national project “Technological Support for Food Security”. It is important that the growth of production volumes is inextricably linked with control over the production process and quality,” said Dmitry Patrushev.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that, despite the tense situation related to animal diseases around the world, the epizootic situation in Russia is stable. Rosselkhoznadzor specialists are conducting preventive measures at production facilities, examining livestock for diseases, marking, recording and vaccinating animals.
Dmitry Patrushev emphasized that the Russian Government supports the creation of domestic drugs for veterinary use. It is planned to allocate about 5 billion rubles to the corresponding federal project of the new national project “Technological Support for Food Security” until 2030.
“Rosselkhoznadzor has a strong scientific base. For example, the Federal Center for Animal Welfare has been developing vaccines for several years. In 2024 alone, 14 new drugs for the prevention of diseases in cattle, poultry and pets appeared on its platform,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
In 2025, a new function for prescription dispensing of veterinary drugs was introduced into the veterinary information system, which will improve the traceability of antibiotic use and strengthen control over the prescription of appropriate treatment to animals.
In terms of supervision over the proper use of agricultural land, Dmitry Patrushev reported that in 2024 alone, due to the implementation of relevant measures, more than 330 thousand hectares were additionally returned to circulation. And in five years – already almost 1.5 million hectares of land. In the area of supervision over the proper use of pesticides and agrochemicals, according to the results of monitoring in 2024, the federal service identified about 300 violations of the rules for handling pesticides.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that Russia has established one of the world’s best practices of control and supervision activities in the agricultural industry. Modern technologies provide great assistance to Rosselkhoznadzor. The introduction of information systems, among other things, helps reduce the volume of counterfeit goods on the market.
Dmitry Patrushev noted that in 2024 Russia retained its status as a net food exporter.
“Last year, the volume of crop products sent for export exceeded 87 million tons, which is 2.6 million tons more than the year before. I would like to separately note the growth in Russian grain supplies to the markets of Africa, Asia and Latin America. Shipments of processed grain products have also increased. In 2024, exports in this segment increased by almost 20% and exceeded 3 million tons. External supplies in the livestock sector also increased. Exports of meat products increased by almost a third, and dairy products by 18%. This was also facilitated by the work to open new markets. Thus, last year, permission was received to enter 16 countries for 58 types of livestock products,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
Dmitry Patrushev called on the Russian Ministry of Agriculture and Rosselkhoznadzor to continue dialogue with foreign partners to expand the opportunities of domestic exporters.
In conclusion of his speech, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the importance of developing the analytical component of information systems used in the industry and integrating them with the platforms of the relevant ministry, as well as building more complex mechanisms for detecting violations by Rosselkhoznadzor. Such consolidated work of the agencies will allow our country to continue to develop and achieve high results.
During the meeting, Dmitry Patrushev also presented state awards to employees of Rosselkhoznadzor for their services in the field of agriculture and many years of conscientious work.
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