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The de facto Prime Minister of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, hosted a delegation of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. The delegation was headed by Roman Nekrasov, the Director of the Department of Crop Production, Mechanization, Chemicalization and Plant Protection of the Ministry.

The Tskhinvali region received five combine harvesters manufactured by the Rostselmash Russian company. Four of them were purchased with a loan from the de facto Ministry of Agriculture of the Tskhinvali region, and one unit was transferred by Russian colleagues within the framework of a bilateral agreement with Russia. 

The Tskhinvali region received 40 tons of potato seeds under an agreement with the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. According to the de facto Minister of Agriculture, Alan Margiev, 90% of the potato seeds were donated to farmers in the Java region.

As planned, up to 5,000 hectares of nut plantations will be chemically treated in Gali. According to a representative of the de facto Ministry of Agriculture, Vladimir Geria, the works are mainly carried out in the Gali district, which is rich in nuts.

On April 27, the de facto State Customs Committee of Abkhazia discussed the simplification of strawberry export to Russia. According to reports, the volume of exports will increase at least three times this year. Jamal Tseiba, the Head of the Main Department of Customs Enforcement, noted that the issue of simplification of customs control is actively worked on every year.

Alan Margiev, the new de facto Minister of Agriculture of the Tskhinvali region, spoke about priorities for the agricultural sector.

LLC Winery Ironsan, funded by Russian investors, was established in 2018 and, according to its director, Aleksey Tsapaev, expanded its product range last year.

In Tskhinvali, issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed with representatives of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.

A meeting of specialists in the agricultural sector of Abkhazia and Russia was held at the de facto government of Abkhazia. The extended meeting was chaired by Beslan Jopua, the de facto First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture of Abkhazia, and Jambulat Khatuov, the Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture.

The de facto President of the Tskhinvali region, Anatoly Bibilov, held a working meeting with representatives of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economic Development and other agencies.

A delegation of the de facto government of the Tskhinvali region is paying a working visit to Moscow. The head of the delegation is the de facto Acting Prime Minister, Gennady Bekoev.

Following to the agreement with the Veterinary Laboratory of the Kropotkin District of the Krasnodar Krai, Russia, professional development online courses have launched for the Tskhinvali Region veterinarians.

According to de facto Acting Minister of Agriculture of Abkhazia, Amiran Kakalia, Russia will assist Abkhazia in the fight against pests and treatment of crops.

De facto government of Abkhazia signed agreement between de facto government of Abkhazia and Russian Federation on cooperation in the field of plants quarantine, which will  further intensify pest management.