The Prime Minister addressed the plenary session Digitalisation as a Tool for Improving Agricultural Productivity and presented state awards to agricultural workers.
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. With Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agro-Industrial Sector of the Eurasian Economic Commission Hoar Barsegyan
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. With Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev and Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. With Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agro-Industrial Sector of the Eurasian Economic Commission Hoar Barsegyan
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. The Leningrad Region’s stand. With Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko, Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agro-Industrial Sector of the Eurasian Economic Commission Hoar Barsegyan
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. With Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agro-Industrial Sector of the Eurasian Economic Commission Hoar Barsegyan
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. With Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agro-Industrial Sector of the Eurasian Economic Commission Hoar Barsegyan
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. With Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. With Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agro-Industrial Sector of the Eurasian Economic Commission Hoar Barsegyan
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. With Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev and Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agro-Industrial Sector of the Eurasian Economic Commission Hoar Barsegyan
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn
Mikhail Mishustin’s remarks at a plenary meeting
Mikhail Mishustin’s remarks at a plenary meeting
Mikhail Mishustin’s remarks at a plenary meeting
Mikhail Mishustin visited the 27th Russian Agro-Industrial Exhibition Golden Autumn. With Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agro-Industrial Sector of the Eurasian Economic Commission Hoar Barsegyan
The Golden Autumn Russian Agricultural Exhibition is the main business event in Russia’s agricultural sector. The event is traditionally timed to coincide with Agriculture and Processing Industry Workers’ Day, celebrated annually on the second Sunday of October.
In 2025, the 27th Golden Autumn Russian Agricultural Exhibition takes place on 8–11 October. The central theme of this year’s exhibition is the digitalisation of the agricultural sector.
As per tradition, the exhibition was held at the Timiryazev Centre. It showcases achievements from across Russia’s regions, as well as the latest developments from major producers of fertiliser, agricultural machinery, equipment, and other modern solutions for the agricultural sector, breeding farms, and agricultural enterprises. In the Digitalisation zone, visitors can learn more about public and private information systems, along with various digital business solutions designed to automate processes and improve enterprise efficiency.
The central event of the business programme is the plenary session, which this year focuses on digitalisation as a tool for increasing productivity in agriculture. The agenda also includes dozens of roundtable and panel discussions covering key areas of industry development, from crop production and land reclamation to agricultural exports and agricultural education.
For the first time, the exhibition features a youth track, providing an open platform for learning and sharing experiences. The Golden Autumn venue will also host the Women in the Agricultural Sector forum, where successful representatives of the industry will present projects implemented in rural areas. The exhibition programme also includes a gastronomic festival, offering guests the opportunity to sample and purchase farm products and to learn more about their production.
Mikhail Mishustin’s remarks at the plenary session:
Good afternoon, colleagues,
First of all, let me wish you a happy Agriculture and Processing Industry Workers’ Day which we will celebrate this Sunday paying tribute to each of you who truly love your profession and are dedicated to your work.
This commitment lays a strong foundation for our success in this field. Over the past ten years, our agricultural industry has grown by over 50 percent. It has become more high-tech and competitive.
The president has repeatedly highlighted the citizens’ contribution to the revival of agriculture, which has become a pillar of our strengthening sovereignty. The Government also greatly values your achievements.
Thank you very much for your hard work and for the results that inspire us to reach new milestones and to new achievements.
I would like to briefly review the most significant results of the agricultural sector’s performance this year. These figures are still tentative: we will assess the harvesting campaign later, when more accurate data become available, along with the outcomes of other seasonal farm works.
The harvest estimates for many crops — food grains, oil seeds, sugar beet and potatoes — are at the last year levels, or even better.
Meanwhile, the gain, including in terms of the crop yield, is largely achieved through quality fertiliser and crop protection products.
The results in animal husbandry are particularly noteworthy. We have got growth in both meat and milk production, and this has been the case for several years now. Today, several regions are demonstrating their successes in these areas at the exhibition – we visited the stands of the Leningrad Region, Adygea and Moscow Region.
Fish processing is increasing and becoming more diversified. The volumes of commercial aquaculture products are steadily rising. There are plans to build new fishing vessels and enterprises.
Thus, our internal market is supplied with agricultural raw materials and food. It means that consumers can well continue to choose the products they need.
We will go on solving the other tasks set by the President in the Food Security Doctrine, including in seed breeding. Deliveries of imported materials fell by more than half last year. And Russia provides itself with over 67 percent of foods.
Judging by the display presented at the forum, there is some interest in investing in this area among our entrepreneurs.
In general, the agribusiness enterprises are sustainable enough in the long-term perspective. I think, this trend will continue provided a balanced and flexible system of government support remains. Such are the measures suggested in the draft federal budget for the upcoming three years which has recently been submitted by the Government to the State Duma.
The Government will keep on assisting agrarian workers both with providing short-term loans at beneficial rates for current farm works and with getting financing for investment projects.
Additional support measures remain in place for veterans of the special military operation: I mean grants for those planning to engage in agricultural activities. The Government will also continue to support entrepreneurs investing in agritourism facilities.
Special focus will be placed on small farms, which often find it more difficult to maintain profitability. Starting next year, a full range of subsidies will be provided for such enterprises under the new Small Agribusiness Development federal project. This initiative will primarily focus on improving targeting and efficiency of support measures.
This approach is also important for rural renewal. Over the six years since the launch of the respective state programme, nearly 200,000 families have had their living conditions improved.
Thousands of public spaces in rural areas have been upgraded, and new sports and recreation areas have been established. Engineering and transport infrastructure continues to develop.
Businesses are also actively involved in such projects, assuming a significant share of social responsibility. This is largely linked to the need to create comfortable living and working conditions for employees in local industries.
Public-private partnership mechanisms are also being implemented within the framework of the Human Resources in the Agricultural Sector federal project. A wide range of initiatives is available for people of virtually all ages: from new agricultural classes where schoolchildren can gain practical skills to student internships. In addition, retraining and professional development programmes are being offered not only to current agricultural specialists, but also to those wishing to enter the sector for the first time. Researchers and educators are also receiving training in line with current professional standards; next year, this will involve more than 17,000 people.
The reason why human resources are becoming more important is directly linked to the sector’s productivity. Further intensive development of agriculture requires active introduction of advanced high-tech tools.
In fact, this marks a new stage in the development of the country’s food security. In previous years, the priority was to boost domestic production in order to reduce imports, and significant results have been achieved in a relatively short time.
Now, it is important to take the next step: to create conditions for a large-scale implementation of research and development using cutting-edge technologies and digital platforms.
Here, within the walls of one of the country’s most respected universities – the Timiryazev University – we clearly understand the potential of these spheres. Modern agricultural technologies enable rapid introduction of plant varieties with desired traits and breeding of highly productive animal breeds. They also provide producers with compact and highly automated solutions.
The artificial intelligence is increasingly widely used in crop and livestock production, as well as the food industry. We saw many practical solutions displayed at the exhibition today. The AI will make it possible to autonomously operate agricultural machinery, such as unmanned combine harvesters and tractors, to monitor factory processes, to track the condition of plants and animals (we saw advanced solutions of this kind today), and to ensure compliance with sanitary standards in the food industry. Ultimately, farmers will be able to cut costs and boost efficiency.
It is important to rely on domestic software solutions when creating an innovative environment. Four years from now, at least 80 percent of organisations in Russia will be using them, which represents the top level of food security, which we will use as the foundation to expand the agricultural sector in the years ahead.
We have created a solid groundwork in this area.
This year marked the launch of a new national project, Technological Support for the Food Security.
In addition to personnel development, the project involves building or upgrading facilities for the production of veterinary medicines. Starting next year, the manufacturers of such products will begin receiving subsidies to cover their expenses. The draft federal budget has more than one billion rubles allocated for these purposes in 2026.
Producers of critically important enzymes, food and feed additives, and other auxiliary materials get the support as well.
Scientific research focused on rapid implementation will be carried out at agricultural and biological technology parks which will bring together researchers, students, and businesses to develop innovative products enjoying high demand. Grants are being provided for such projects. One such site is already operational in the Belgorod Region, and another one in Adygea was presented today at the exhibition. This is an excellent opportunity, above all, for young people, who can try their hand at entrepreneurship in addition to scientific research.
The digitalisation of agricultural services is underway. Seventy-seven agriculture-related services are already available through the Unified Portal of Public Services, offering users a convenient format for making timely decisions.
By 2030, all line ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of Agriculture, the Federal Agency for Fisheries, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, and several others, will have been integrated into a single digital platform. This one-stop shop approach will streamline interaction among the agricultural market participants.
Six state information systems are used to collect data covering key areas such as land accounting and monitoring, fertility assessment, land reclamation, grain control, and tracking deep-processed products. They also handle the registration and certification of tractors, self-propelled machines, and trailers, as well as seed production, and animal and pedigree farm registration. Starting March 1, 2026, pedigree certificates and import permits will be issued free of charge through this system.
The Ministry of Agriculture has established an industrial competence centre that brings together industry leaders, which is another effective mechanism. Its projects include management systems for entire production complexes that help increase yields and reduce waste during food processing, as well as robots performing technical assignments and enabling employees to retrain for more interesting and higher-skilled positions.
The agricultural producers are familiar with some of these solutions, including in the dairy industry, while other innovations are being showcased here, at the Golden Autumn exhibition. There is plenty to see and to learn from.
Colleagues,
Returning to the title of today’s plenary session, I would like to emphasise what everyone is already clear about: the level of digitalisation in the agricultural sector will continue to grow. This will lead to a systemic transformation of many areas of focus, production processes, and professions, opening up once-in-a lifetime opportunities for fulfilling one’s potential in scientific research, business, or public administration.
The President emphasised that our own technological solutions must be competitive internationally. I am absolutely confident that the agro-industrial complex will successfully accomplish this objective, including as part of the Golden Autumn forum with its diverse and engaging agenda.
I wish you productive discussions, new initiatives, and constructive business negotiations. Happy upcoming holiday!
