On January 29 - 31, students and staff of the Omsk State Agrarian University (Omsky Biocluster member) continued the interesting practice of conducting agroclasses among schoolchildren. This time the events took place in Kalachinsky and Omsk districts of the Omsk region. 
Analysts believe that Chinese demand for imported pork may increase in the second half of 2019, as the epidemic of African swine fever spreading in Chinese farms seems to drastically reduce the country's breeding stock. 
Agricultural production, good yields of grain and fodder crops in modern conditions are impossible without compliance with technology and monitoring the condition of the seeds. The Department of Seed Production and Plant Protection of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) is one of the centers of competence for determining the varietal and sowing qualities of seeds in the Omsk region. 
The grain producers signed the corresponding letter of intent at the next meeting of the group on the creation of proposals for the development of the grain market in Siberia. The group was formed within the framework of the Expert Advisory Council on Agriculture of the Siberian Accord Association (IASA). 
On January 30, Omsk Experimental Plant FSUE (Omsky Biocluster member) became the advanced training place for a group of mechanical engineers of agricultural companies in the Omsk region. 
On January 30, a meeting took place between the Omsky Biocluster CEO Dmitry Romanenko and the head of the Omsk regional branch of Business Russia, the deputy chairman of the economic policy and investment committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region, Igor Antropenko. 
On December 25, 2018, the Small Hall of the Government of the Novosibirsk region became the venue for the XXIIth solemn Award Ceremony on the results of the preliminary stage of the International Competition 'Best Goods and Services - GEMMA - 2018'. According to the results of the conclusion of an independent expert commission, Sladonezh Confectionery Factory (Omsky Biocluster member) received the highest score: waffle candies glazed (Bang Bang trademark), confectionery glaze and non-glazed wafer candies (Derevenkovo trademark). 
On January 31, a meeting took place between the Omsky Biocluster CEO Dmitry Romanenko and the head of the General Directorate of Public Procurement of the Omsk region, Natalia Dokhvat. The parties discussed the Omsky Biocluster proposals for amending the current legislation on public procurement in order to increase the transparency and quality of the institution of public procurement.