The Association of Clusters and Technology Parks of Russia held a practical session 'Formation and Development of Industrial Technoparks. State Support Measures' in the Omsk region. During the event, an agreement was also signed between the regional Government (Governor Alexander Burkov) and the Association of Clusters and Technology Parks of Russia (Director Andrey Shpilenko). 
Komsomolets breeding plant plans to build a large grain elevator in the Trans-Baikal Territory. Construction will begin in 2020, and the facility will reach its full capacity in 2022. 
The cost of delivering wheat by rail is much more expensive than by water. It is cheaper to supply grain across the Irtysh to Yamal, and then deliver it to Japan by ship of the Northern Navy. In this way, the Omsk region in 2019 will supply the first 50,000 tons of wheat to Japan. 
The head of the working group of the Coordination Council of Non-Profit Organizations of Russia for Food Quality Control Nikolay Maltsev expressed the opinion that production volumes in Russia are achieved artificially, and food imports into the country have declined due to the technologically simplest products. At the same time, many of them border on counterfeit. Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia reported that food imports over the past five years have declined by more… 
Experts from the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) found the larvae of the Eastern Codling in two batches of peaches. 
On July 27, the European Commission announced the admission to the EU market of ten types of genetically modified products, including nine types used as food products or fodder, as well as one type of decorative cut flowers. The issued license is valid for ten years, however, it does not permit the cultivation of these crops in the EU. 
July 24, the official opening of the XVII Siberian Agrotechnical Exhibition-Fair 'Agro Omsk-2019' took place. Expositions of the Omsk State Agrarian University (Omsky Biocluster member) 'Science' and 'Fertility' were visited by a delegation headed by the Governor of the Omsk region Alexander Burkov and the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Omsk region Nikolai Drofa. University rector Oksana Shumakova presented innovative developments of the Omsk State Agrarian University. 
Slovakia is the 10th EU country in recent years to report African Swine Fever within its borders. The country formally reported its first outbreak on Thursday, July 25 to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The virus was found on a backyard farm with 4 pigs in Košice province, in the east of the country, close to the border with both Hungary and Ukraine, where both ASF was already confirmed in earlier years.