On 29 July, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Russian Agricultural Bank Boris Listov and Tyumen Region Governor Alexander Moor signed a cooperation agreement and launched, together with General Director of Damate Group Rashid Hairov, the third dairy production line for 4,600 cow stalls to annually produce 55,000 tonnes of milk.
Boris Listov visited Golyshmanovsky District to attend the launching ceremony of the third, final production line at Tyumen Dairy Farms, a company established in late 2017, with 44,000 tonnes of gross milk production (2019). Last summer, Tyumen Dairy Farms was entered on the national pedigree cattle register, received permission to breed Holstein-Frisian cows and launched a genetic programme to develop its own breeding stock.
Boris Listov and Alexander Moor signed a cooperation agreement to develop lending and banking services, investment programmes and to establish industrial / technology parks and priority development territories.
"Today we have set down in writing what we have actually been involved in for many years now – full-fledged strategic cooperation. Over the last 14 years, Russian Agricultural Bank (RusAg) has channelled more than RUB 73 billion into Tyumen economy and delivered 36 projects for agribusiness. Today was the time to launch a new production line for Tyumen Dairy Farms. Dairy operations on such a scale are really few are far between in this country, and projects like this help address a lot of issues. As an example, Tyumen regional leaders came up with Buy Local, a concept that eventually developed into a massive programme to support local producers. The key takeaway is that fresh bread, milk, eggs, meat and vegetables are now readily available locally. RusAg is committed to supporting Tyumen Region in its efforts to develop agribusiness and economy," said Boris Listov.
"The agreements we signed today go a long way towards deepening relations with our long-standing partners RusAg, Damate and TyumenAgro as we work to deliver on multi-billion high-tech projects, including two for agricultural genetics. Genetics is totally new for us, but we hope we will be successful. Major investment projects under way are always a good message for other businesses up and down the region to the effect that you can do business in local agriculture, a sector that is both challenging and very efficient. Not only do we look forward to developing local companies but we also wish to bring in federal players, given that national agribusiness is growing steadily from year to year and that it is a driver of domestic economy," said Alexander Moor.
"There is no other way to deliver projects on such a scale but through concerted effort that involves business, regional government, local administration and the bank. If you want to be successful you have to work closely together on a daily basis, address challenges in the normal course of business and keep focussed on your performance. This project will help the region both socially and economically, boosting tax revenues and creating new jobs. But, most importantly, for locals it opens up an opportunity to buy excellent, locally-made dairy products," added Rashid Hairov.