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### Dmitry Patrushev Chaired a Meeting on Supplying Farmers with Agricultural Machinery
11 March 2026
Deputy Chairman of the Government Dmitry Patrushev chaired a meeting on supplying farmers with agricultural machinery. The meeting was attended by Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut, senior officials from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg), representatives of Rosagrolizing [a state-owned agricultural leasing company], and representatives of industry enterprises, unions, and associations.
The Deputy Prime Minister reported that spring fieldwork has begun in 14 Russian regions and is set to ramp up significantly in the coming weeks. Current progress is ahead of last year's pace.
"One of the most important components of an effective sowing season is ensuring that farmers have the agricultural machinery they need, in sufficient quantities and at affordable prices. More broadly, we continue to build systematic processes aimed at meeting the target set out in the Presidential Decree on increasing output from the agro-industrial complex. This is inseparably linked to growth in the sector's energy supply and improvements in its technological capacity. This work is being carried out under the national project 'Technological Support for Food Security' [one of Russia's national projects, aimed at advancing agricultural technology and ensuring food self-sufficiency]. Among other things, Minpromtorg, working together with the Ministry of Agriculture and industry enterprises, is engaged in developing prototypes of modern Russian machinery needed by farmers — with priority given to equipment categories that have traditionally had a high share of imports," said Dmitry Patrushev.
The Deputy Prime Minister added that last year Russia developed its first domestically produced plant-breeding combine harvester, and that work is currently under way to create a sugar beet harvester.
In addition, various projects are being implemented to ensure the serial production of machinery with autopiloting features, which increases labor productivity at agro-industrial enterprises. Minpromtorg has been tasked with drawing up a production plan for such machinery.
The Russian Government is also offering state support measures to improve the affordability of domestic machinery. These include subsidized leasing and subsidized lending. Furthermore, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rosagrolizing are developing a network of machine-and-technology companies [agricultural machinery service centers that rent out equipment for specific operational needs], which give farmers the ability to hire equipment for specific needs. This ensures the equipment is used to its full capacity while simultaneously saving farmers money. The Deputy Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rosagrolizing to draw up a long-term development plan for such organizations across the regions.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Dmitry Patrushev tasked participants with forming a working group to jointly discuss plans for developing Russia's domestic agricultural machinery sector, identify opportunities to reduce production costs, and introduce promising new equipment models in line with the sector's needs. The working group will include representatives from a number of federal agencies, research organizations, and industry unions.