DUSHANBE, December 29, 2008, Asia-Plus — The poultry-breeding company Sverdlovskiy in Russia’s Sverdloskaya region intends to expand cooperation with its Tajik counterparts, Aleksey Podolyako, deputy head of Sverdlovskiy, remarked at a two-day scientific-practical conference that was held at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) on December 26-27.
According to him, specialists from the Sverdlovskaya region have studied Tajikistan’s consumer market and have come to a conclusion that it is promising for the poultry-breeding company. Sverdlovskiy has already established cooperation with two poultry farms in Tajikistan.
Speaking at the conference, Podolyako, in particular, noted, “We are ready to supply our products to Tajikistan and promote training of personnel for Tajik poultry-breeding sector.” “We also intend to provide Tajik poultry farms with up-to-date equipment and implement joint development projects.”
The conference discussed issues related to development of poultry in the country. It brought together specialists and poultry plant heads from Tajikistan, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and Iran to discuss the present state of poultry and ways to ensure development of the important agricultural sector.
On December 27, the conference participants visited the poultry farms Murghi Hilol and Murghi Marjon in the Fayzobod district and Navrouz in the Vahdat district.
