The development of international collaboration is one of the priority areas of activity of the Omsk State Agrarian University (Omsky Biocluster member). Over the past six months, six new agreements have been concluded with international partners from three countries, and another agreement has been extended. The University College of Agribusiness plans to develop collaboration with the Higher College of Forestry, Ecology and Tourism (Shchuchinsk, Republic of Kazakhstan) in the areas of joint development of scientific projects, teaching materials, academic mobility…
By the end of the year, the Novocherkassk Oleochemistry Plant will start operating in the Novocherkassk Industrial Park, specializing in the processing of soap stock (waste from the refining of oils and the production of fatty acids). The volume of investments in the project amounted to RUR 3 billion ($ 40.87 million), the capacity will be 10,000 - 20,000 tons per year. This is the first such enterprise in the Rostov region. 
Andrey Shpilenko, Director of the Association for the Development of Clusters and Technology Parks of Russia, discussed with representatives of industrial clusters in Russia the Association's proposals to extend and update measures to support industrial clusters. 
Experts of the Laboratory for the Quality and Safety of Animal and Vegetable Products, Feed and Environmental Objects of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) took part in the Interlaboratory Comparative Tests (ICT) and confirmed their competence. 
The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has summed up the six-year results of the food embargo imposed by the decree of the President of Russia of August 6, 2014.During this time, the Russian agroindustry has demonstrated significant development dynamics, now Russia is fully self-sufficient in basic food products and is actively increasing the export potential of the industry, the Ministry of Agriculture notes. 
For this year's harvest, all Russian farms sowed wheat on 29.4 million hectares, which is 4.8% more than in 2019, according to Rosstat data. This is a record area for the post-Soviet period, the SovEkon Analytical Center draws attention. Including spring wheat occupied 12.56 million hectares (plus 0.29 million hectares by 2019), winter wheat - 16.86 million hectares (plus 1.06 million hectares). 
On August 4, a working meeting of the Omsky Biocluster CEO Dmitry Romanenko with the chairman of the Committee for Nature Management and Ecology of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, Sergey Alekseev, took place. 
On July 30, a two-day business forum Agro-Omsk 2020 ended in the Omsk Regional Congress Hall (organized by the regional Ministry of Agriculture and Food, as well as the Development and Investment Agency of the Omsk region with the support of the Government of the Omsk region). The Omsk regional branch of the Russian Agricultural Bank (Omsky Biocluster member) acted as the official partner of the event. The Bank continues to help the agricultural sector achieve its goals and respond…