Artificial meat enters the international market
Good Food Institute (GFI, specializing in the cultivation of artificial meat) began to search for a international cooperation director, Quartz reported. Its functions will include lobbying and communication with foreign governments, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and activists to draw public attention to the issue of alternative meat. The organization has already started work in Brazil and China. 
Russian Agricultural Bank (Omsk branch is member of Omsky Biocluster) sent over 135.4 billion rubles for crediting seasonal works in the first half of 2017 - 38% more than in the same period last year. Lending to large businesses amounted to 99.5 billion rubles, small and medium businesses - 35.9 billion rubles. 
The Ministry of Agriculture prepared a draft resolution permitting the export of grain from the intervention fund, writes Kommersant. 
Production In Russia (January-June 2017) of livestock and poultry for slaughter (live weight) in farms of all categories amounted to 6.5 million tons and increased by 3.8% compared to the same period in 2016. 
Delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia led by First Deputy Minister Dzhambulat Khatuov, Governor of Omsk region Viktor Nazarov and regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Maxim Chekusov visited the Omsk Experimental Plant's stand (member of Omsky Biocluster) as part of the events of the 'AgroOmsk-2017' exhibition. 
Director of the International Cooperation Department Olga Garshina got a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture of Hebei Province (PRC), Bai Gang Wei. The parties discussed several joint Russian-Chinese infrastructure and investment projects. 
The delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia (First Deputy Minister Dzhambulat Khatuov, Director of the Department of Animal Breeding and Breeding Kharon Amerkhanov, Director of the Department of Veterinary Vladimir Shevkoplyas) visited the OmSAU stand (member of Omsky Biocluster) as part of the exhibition 'AgroOmsk-2017'. 
The Russian Agricultural Bank (Omsk branch is member of Omsky Biocluster) effectively fulfills the tasks assigned to it by the state to provide financial support to the Russian agribusiness in the framework of the State program for the development of agriculture.