Around 15% of Agribusiness Leaders competition winners promoted or given broader responsibilities

The competition was organised on the instructions of the Russian president. More than 7,500 people applied for the first season. A total of 245 participants reached the final, with 54 managers named winners.

According to the Agriculture Ministry, four training modules were held for the winners at the Senezh Management Workshop and Stavropol State Agrarian University. Senior government officials and executives from the industry's largest companies served as mentors.

During the meeting, participants presented their projects for the agricultural sector. These included an irrigation management software system developed by Vladimir Selishchev. It can reduce water consumption by up to 30%.

Nikita Tokmakov's project focuses on getting farmers involved in trading grain on an exchange. Natalya Sukhanova is working to promote domestically produced seeds.

Maksim Shcherbakov is working on changes to legislation governing the handling of livestock farming by-products and on reducing the financial burden on agricultural enterprises.

Damir Galimullin is developing embryo transfer, a technology aimed at improving the genetic potential of livestock. Andrey Lileyev is developing a strategy to promote Russian products in foreign markets under umbrella brands.