Inform you what is going on at the construction site for the installation of tanks for storing liquid fraction of manure within the framework of the international project #EcoAgRAS. At the moment, all 4 containers are scalded, it remains to clean the seams with acid, but this requires a positive temperature. It needs to lay pipelines to the barrels. This type of work is difficult because there is a lot of snowfall. At this stage, the unit for separating manure into solid and liquid fractions is being erected. The formwork has formed, the walls of the workshop have been filled in. On January 26th we are going to accept tanks from builders.

On October 22, 2020, on the territory of the Pervomayskiy Breeding Plant, the 3rd Meeting of the Steering Group of the Project "Introduction of an Environmentally Safe Agricultural System as the Basis for Sustainable Development of Border Rural Areas" (EcoAgRAS) was held. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Program - Jukka Pekka Bergman and Anu Hannola on Zoom, expert of the South-East Finland - Russia Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014-2020 - Chaplinskaya V.R., project partners Izosimova A.A. (Committee on Agroindustrial and Fisheries Complex of the Leningrad Region), N.V. Shkribey (Administration of the municipal district "Priozersky municipal district of the Leningrad region"), A.V. Pavlov (director of the pilot enterprise JSC "PZ" Pervomaisky "), Harri Huhta, (researcher at the Institute of Natural Resources of Finland, zoom). As part of the meeting, an online tour of the construction site was held for the Finnish partners with a presentation of the work already carried out and planned. Scientific supervisor of the project Bryukhanov A.Yu. spoke with information about the achieved results and current activities within the project. The Managing Authority and partners noted that the project is a good example for the development of such infrastructure everywhere. The Director of PZ Pervomaysky JSC thanked the project team for the step towards minimizing the environmental impact of agricultural activities in the pilot area. As a result of the meeting, it was noted that, despite the difficulties and limitations associated with the epidemiological situation, the work is being carried out by all partners in the planned schedule and the grand opening of the facility is planned in spring.
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Construction work on the creation of infrastructure for the Pervomaysky PZ is in full swing: the foundations for the barrels are already poured.
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The production of one of the two fertilizer application machines has been completed at the factory in Belgium; it is currently being set up for an intelligent system. See you in Russia soon.

Project partners and the pilot farm has carried out the online working meeting to discuss the current project activities and additional requirements within the limits of Covid-19.
The pilot farm is located in the "yellow zone" of the Leningrad region and its allow to continue constructing activities in the frame of infrastructure part of the EcoAgRAS project. Activities must be implemented taking into consideration the special conditions for the workforce on the site of the pilot enterprise. All additional requirements will be included in the terms of reference for the tender documentation for construction work.
Draft Terms of Reference specifications for the creation of an interactive program that allows monitoring the management of livestock / poultry waste and coordinating the use of organic fertilizers has been completed as part of the scientific-research activities on the project.

Holidays are over, on May 9 we all honored the heroes of the Patriotic War and celebrated the 75th anniversary of the victory. At the same time, our pilot enterprise PZ Pervomaisky JSC celebrates the 75th anniversary on the same days

March 18, 2020 in IAEP-branch of FSBIU FNATs VIM held the 2nd
meeting of the steering group of the project "Implementation of an environmentally friendly agricultural system as the basis for sustainable development of border rural areas" EcoAgRAS. The meeting was attended by an expert from the representative office of the cross-border cooperation program South-East Finland - Russia 2014-2020 Chaplinskaya V.R., project partners A. A. Isosimova (Committee on the agroindustrial and fishery complex of the Leningrad region), Shkribey N.V. (Administration of Moscow Region Priozersky Municipal District of the Leningrad Region), Pavlov A.V. (Director of the pilot enterprise of Pervomaisky PZ joint-stock company), Harri Hohta, (scientificInstitute of Natural Resources of Finland, via Skype).
The meeting was chaired by the vice-chairman of the steering group of the project
Director of the IAEP - a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Higher Professional Education VIMS Trifanov A.V. Project Scientific Leader Bruchanov A.Yu. reported on the results of the first year of the project. According to the work plan, the first stage of eco-monitoring was carried out, an information campaign was launched to cover the results of the project. The design of the infrastructure facility was carried out using BIM modeling, a positive conclusion was obtained from the state examination for the construction of infrastructure on the site of the pilot enterprise. Regarding the implementation of research work, together with Finnish partners, a report was prepared on the "Scientific substantiation of environmental sustainability and safety of agricultural production".
All project materials are published in Russian and English on the project website www.ecoagras.ru.
Currently, work is underway on Work Package 3. Development of a tool for regional executive bodies and local authorities for monitoring the handling of organic raw materials from agricultural production. In the near future, a tender is planned for construction work and equipment.

On February 13, 2020, the Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries of the Leningrad Region held an expanded meeting of the working group on the project "Implementation of an environmentally friendly agricultural system as the basis for sustainable development of border rural areas" - EcoAgRAS. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Leningrad Region, the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries of the Leningrad Region OM Malashchenko, the Head of the Administration of the Priozersky Municipal District of the Leningrad Region Municipal Formation Soklakov AN, Director of PZ Pervomaisky JSC Pavlov A .V., Representative of the Governing Body of the Cross-Border Cooperation Program South-East Finland - Russia 2014-2020 Chaplinskaya V.R.

Project Scientific Leader Bruchanov A.Yu. reported on the results of the first year of the project, announced the work plan for 2020. Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Leningrad Region Malashchenko OM He noted the importance of the project and the relevance of the results for all farms of the Leningrad region. Head of the Administration of the Municipal Formation "Priozersky Municipal District of the Leningrad Region" A.N. Soklakov noted that already the first year of the project has brought significant benefits in matters related to environmental protection.

From IAEP - a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution of Scientific and Practical Funds of VIM, the meeting was attended by A.Yu. Bruchanov, E.A. Vorobyova, N.S.

REPORT LIP 1601-KS1441 Project "Introduction of the ecological system of agriculture is the basis for sustainable development of border rural area – EcoAgRAS" Of South-East Finland – Russia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2014-2020 WP 1. Scientific justification of sustainability and environmental safety of production is published on media page

To implement a major infrastructure project EcoAgRAS, a project steering and working group has been created. The first meeting of the steering group with a visit to the site of the pilot enterprise JSC Plemkhoz Pervomaisky will be held on August 29, 2019. The event will be attended by representatives of the Governing Body of the Program and Project Partners. Participants will discuss progress in the implementation of the project for the first 6 months from the start of work.

In accordance with the work plan for work package 2 (WP2), the first tender purchases were held on August 14. Contracts with the winners were signed until August 23. Lot for the purchase of equipment for manure removal and necessary construction work will be announced in late September - early October.

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The Pervomaisky tribal plant in the Priozersky district of the Leningrad Region received a grant from the European Union for the EcoAgRAS project in the amount of 2.5 million euros. The project involves the creation of a modern environmental safety system at the plant - primarily the processing of biowaste. They plan to implement it in 3 years.

According to Ekaterina Vorobyeva, EcoAgRAS project manager, the main environmental problem of livestock breeding enterprises in the Leningrad Region is an excess of manure and the absence of a system for its disposal.

Additive Cocktail
Environmentalists are concerned that the mass oversaturated with trace elements is washed off through groundwater into the Baltic Sea, which leads to its pollution. The project was developed as part of a cross-border cooperation program with Finland. It will also help in the selection of technologies and their implementation in production.

The Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Problems of Agricultural Production (IAEP), together with the Finnish Institute of Natural Resources (Luke), proposed the company to process manure into organic fertilizer. To do this, the plant will erect a modern indoor complex for the separation of waste into fractions and further biofermentation.

"It will come out not only environmentally friendly, but also economical. According to old standards for the production of fertilizers, we have to add peat to manure. Previously, the state provided them, but now the purchase will be more expensive than the introduction of modern technologies without the use of peat," says the director of JSC Breeding Plant "May Day" Alexei Pavlov.

Awaiting Monitoring
Environmentally friendly technologies will cost a total of 3.1 million euros, that is, the plant itself will add 572 thousand euros to the grant amount. The bulk of the funds (90%) will be spent on infrastructure construction, the IAEP said. They plan to complete the construction of the complex in a year, and in two more - to increase the share of waste processing up to 80%.

It is assumed that in 3 years such a system will operate at all livestock enterprises in the region and even integrate them into a single monitoring network. Environmentalists plan to teach businessmen how to keep records of waste generation and efficiently allocate resources.

"To make competent management decisions in agriculture, there is currently a lack of correctly provided data from enterprises. We plan to develop a unified technological regulation for reporting and integration into a special information system," adds Ekaterina Vorobyeva.

Within the framework of Field Day in the Ryazan Region, the project scientific director A.Yu. As part of the exchange of experience between the Leningrad and Ryazan regions, he presented the main goals and objectives of the EcoAgRAS project. The event was attended by the Governor of the Ryazan Region Lyubimov Nikolai Viktorovich, Director of the Department for the Coordination of Activities of Organizations in the Field of Agricultural Sciences Bagirov Vugar Alievich, Academician of the RAS Lachuga Yuri Fedorovich.

In the framework of the project "Implementation of an environmentally friendly agricultural system as the basis for sustainable development of border rural areas", relevant information on the state of 140 agricultural enterprises of the Leningrad Region was collected and analyzed. This will allow, in accordance with the work schedule for Work Package 1 (WP1), to complete the preparation of a fertilizer distribution system in September.

At the site of the 29th AGRORUS International Agro-Industrial Exhibition-Fair (June 10-12, 2019, St. Petersburg, Expoforum), the Partnership Agreement was solemnly signed as part of the implementation of a major infrastructure project for the Russia-Southeast Finland Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2014- 2020 "Implementation of an environmentally friendly agricultural system as the basis for sustainable development of border rural areas" (EcoAgRAS) "in accordance with grant contract No. 17086-LIP1601-KS1441.

The agreement was signed by the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries of the Leningrad Region Malashchenko Oleg Mikhailovich,

Director of the Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Ecological Problems of Agricultural Production - a branch of the Federal State Budget Scientific Institution "Federal Scientific Agro-Engineering Center VIM", (IAEP - a branch of the Federal State Budget Scientific Institution VNATS VIM) Trifanov Alexey Valerievich,

Head of the Administration of the Municipal Formation "Priozersky Municipal District of the Leningrad Region" Alexander Soklakov,

Director of the Joint-Stock Company "Pervomaisky Tribal Plant" (JSC "PZ" Pervomaisky ") Pavlov Alexey Valerevich.

The parties confirmed their readiness to provide assistance, within the framework of their authority, for the development of infrastructure to create an effective system for handling manure and improve the environmental situation in the border area and prevent pollution of water bodies in the catchment of the Baltic Sea. To fulfill, within the framework of its authority, the tasks of the project to ensure environmental safety and improve the environment of rural areas by introducing a system of technological and managerial decisions and developing infrastructure for manure processing. Contribute to the achievement of the expected changes that will occur due to the implementation of the project - the greening of the agricultural system in the Leningrad Region.

Contact person for information
Ekaterina Vorobyeva, project manager
Ekaterina.vorobyeva@gmail.com,
tel, watsapp + 7 905 222 94 37
www.ecoagras.ru

The project "Implementation of an environmentally friendly agricultural system as the basis for sustainable development of border rural areas" (EcoAgRAS) has been implemented in the Leningrad Region for 3 years.

The project partners are the Committee on the Agricultural and Fisheries of the Leningrad Region, the Administration of the Priozersky District of the Leningrad Region, and the Institute of Natural Resources of Finland (LUKE).

The leading partner of the project is IAEP - a branch of the FSBIU FNATs VIM).

The global goal of the project is to improve the environmental safety and environmental quality of the rural territory by creating a system of design, technical, technological and managerial solutions and infrastructure for the disposal of livestock and poultry farms. Priozersky was selected as the pilot district of the Leningrad Region, and JSC "Plemkhoz Pervomaiskoe" was chosen as a pilot agricultural enterprise. The total project budget is 3 million 150 thousand Euros, of which 90% will be spent on the construction of infrastructure on the site of the pilot enterprise. The co-financing of the project is 20% of its cost and is mainly provided by the means of the pilot enterprise in the amount of 520,000 Euros.

The infrastructure built during the implementation of the project will become a demonstration platform for the application of the best available technologies for the management of manure and litter on livestock and poultry farms of the region.

Contact person for information

Ekaterina Vorobyeva, project manager
Ekaterina.vorobyeva@gmail.com, + 7 905 222 94 37
www.sznii.ru