On Sunday, October 14, 2021, Russia celebrates a professional holiday - Day of Agricultural and Processing Industry Workers. For a huge country and its economy, land is the most valuable productive force, therefore the work of land workers is important and revered. You can congratulate agricultural workers on October 14, 2021 with poems or postcards.
The Day of Agricultural and Processing Industry Workers in Russia has been celebrated since 1999, but the date is not annual. It has been established that the professional holiday is celebrated on the second Sunday of October.
history of the holiday
The Day of Agricultural and Processing Industry Workers dates back to Soviet times. For field workers and product manufacturers there were two separate holidays, established by Decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Changes made by the government agency led to the unification of events and the establishment of a new date for commemoration.
In Russia, the tradition of the collapsed country (USSR) was preserved, but a new day of events was determined. It became the second Sunday in October. It has symbolic meaning. From time immemorial, this time has been associated with the beginning of winter, the first frosts and the end of field work.
Who's celebrating?
Concert programs are dedicated to bakers and cooks, logisticians and process specialists, engineers, technical and scientific experimental workers. The food structure is based on:
- meat and dairy industry;
- enterprises of alcohol and alcoholic beverages;
- fish and oil-fat areas;
- flour and cereal and fruit and vegetable production.
All these structures make an invaluable contribution to the development of the country’s economy, while ensuring food stability in every region of the state. In gratitude, a professional holiday was dedicated to the employees of these enterprises.
Holiday traditions
The custom involves holding feasts. Not only farmers, but also their relatives and close people take part in them. Those gathered offer congratulations to the heroes of the occasion. There are wishes for health, a good harvest, and success in responsible work. Participants of the event discuss news, share their experience and plans for the future. Enterprise employees exchange gifts. These include souvenirs and themed products.
An indispensable attribute of the holiday is a sheaf of wheat, which is placed indoors. It is a symbol of fertility. Television and radio stations broadcast programs dedicated to the industry. The main characters talk about farming, lifestyle, and demonstrate equipment. On the eve of the events, competitions and exhibitions are organized.
The Day of Agricultural and Processing Industry Workers in 2022 is marked by speeches by top officials of the state and officials of the relevant ministry. Their speeches highlight the important role of the industry, its successes and problems.
How to celebrate Food Industry Workers Day
On this day, various festive events are held, in which cooks, bakers, and representatives of related professions take part. Relatives and friends are happy to join them. The holiday is held at the official level, this is due to the intention of demonstrating the importance of the food industry for the state.
This day is not complete without mass events to honor workers in this field. For merits and achievements in work, they are awarded diplomas and honorary titles, for example, “Honored Worker of the Food Industry.” The management of enterprises, as well as labor collectives, are seriously preparing for this day; ceremonial concerts and various outdoor events are held in institutions. To popularize the day among the general population, food exhibitions and festivals are held.
Among the valuable gifts given by management to particularly distinguished employees are professional accessories, certificates for master classes, and themed souvenirs.
Interesting Facts
- Agriculture began around 10 thousand years BC.
- Wheat is considered the main crop for 2.5 billion people in 89 countries.
- The International Chamber of Weights and Measures in Paris stores a cubic meter of black soil, which is a standard of fertility. This soil sample was taken from land near Voronezh in 1900 and sent to the World Exhibition, after which it was transferred to the International Chamber.
- About 6,000 varieties of apples are grown on the planet. The leaders in the number of cultivated species are China, the USA, Iran, Turkey and Russia.
- The French agronomist Antoine Parmentier promoted the cultivation of potatoes among his compatriots. For this purpose, he posted armed guards around his lands during the day. At night, watchmen left their post so that people could steal potato tubers.
- Between 39 and 50% of the planet's total land area is used for agriculture.
Toasts
“Congratulations on the Day of Agricultural and Processing Industry Workers. May your life be fertile soil for generous harvests of prosperity, joy, and love. I wish you good work and successful implementation of all your goals, as well as the rapid transformation of any idea into success!
“Please accept congratulations on Agriculture Day! I sincerely want to wish you good, abundant harvests, so that weather conditions always contribute to this! Let agriculture develop at a rapid pace, and let your field of activity bring you pleasure and prosperity! Good luck, health and success in business!
“Congratulations to all workers in agriculture and the processing industry. All those people who, sparing no effort, work for the benefit of our country. Thanks to your hardworking hands, healthy and environmentally friendly products are on our tables. We thank you for your hard work and perseverance. We wish that everything you do brings the desired result. May your overworked hands never hurt, and may your health never fail. So that you do not know material problems, and your family never needs. We wish prosperity to agriculture."
Present
Book. A book about gardening or animal husbandry would make a useful and practical gift. From it, an agricultural worker will be able to draw advice for his work.
Moon calendar. The lunar planting calendar will become a useful advisor for an agricultural worker and will tell you in what period to plant certain crops and wait for the harvest.
Certificate for an agricultural equipment store. A certificate for a specialized store will be an excellent present, thanks to which the employee will be able to independently choose the necessary equipment and equipment.
Saplings and seeds. Saplings and seeds of ornamental or fruit plants will serve as a wonderful gift that will allow you to add new species to your plot.
What to give to a food industry employee?
Throughout their career, food workers improve their skills. You may well give a representative of this profession a certificate for one or another useful seminar or master class. An original accessory related to his professional activities can also be an excellent gift for a chef, technologist and other representatives of food professions. This, for example, is an apron with a thematic inscription or design that will highlight the individuality of the hero of the occasion and will lift his spirits in the workplace. At home, a food professional will be pleased with an original souvenir - a wall clock in the shape of a pretzel, bright kitchen utensils, handmade soap in the shape of a fruit or cupcake, and so on.
Competitions
Catch phrases The presenter invites the competition participants to remember sayings and proverbs about agriculture. The one who reproduces the most catchphrases will win the competition.
From the garden to the table To conduct the competition, you need to prepare unpeeled potatoes, cleaning tools and a container. Participants in the competition must clear as many tubers as possible within the allotted time. After the time has expired, the competitors count the potatoes. Whoever has more of them becomes the winner.
Cinderella To hold the competition you need to mix buckwheat and peas (or other cereals). Participants receive an equal amount of the mixture and must divide the cultures at speed. The one who completes the task first wins.
About the profession
The basis of healthy human nutrition is natural products. Their cultivation, cultivation, and soil cultivation have become an industry and an important sector of the economy. For a significant part of the population, this is the only source of income.
Farmers are engaged in cultivating land, growing crops and their further processing. Their responsibilities include applying plant protection products, fertilizing crop areas, and operating equipment. It allows you to quickly complete all the preparatory work and harvest the crop, which is sent for further processing by factories and food processing plants.
The path to the profession begins with studying at a higher or secondary specialized educational institution. The graduate must be able to maintain and operate equipment. In Russia, the labor of workers in agriculture and the processing industry is often low-productivity due to the backward level of mechanization. The development of the industry is slowed down by weather risks and the lack of adequate government support in terms of investment and taxation.
Day of Agricultural and Processing Industry Workers in the Russian Federation
Russia has a significant share of the planet's agricultural land - 4.5%. In the country, as throughout the world, agricultural production is the largest life-supporting sector of the national economic complex. Its condition and economic efficiency of functioning have a decisive influence on the level of food supply and well-being of the people. The agro-industrial complex (AIC) largely determines the state of the entire economy of the country, since it closely interacts with other sectors of the national economy.
The agrarian reforms carried out in the country since the early 1990s, without preliminary scientific study, which are reduced mainly to unregulated market liberalization, led to the collapse of the material and technical base of the agro-industrial complex and systemic production technologies, their primitivization, and threatened the existence of the main, non-renewable means of production - land, without which the functioning of this industry is generally impossible. Production of agricultural products fell by almost half, and in the structure-forming industry - agriculture - by 40%, which limited the country’s ability to provide the population with food of its own production.
Since 1999, economic growth in agriculture began, which continued until 2006. During this time, agricultural production increased by 34.4%. But since 2002, there has been a tendency for the rate of agricultural development to slow down and lag behind the rate of development of the economy as a whole.
The slowdown in economic growth in agriculture, the lack of conditions for alternative employment in rural areas, and the historically low level of development of social and engineering infrastructure have led to an aggravation of social problems in rural areas.
To overcome crisis phenomena and bring the agro-industrial complex to sustainable development, the Federal Law “On the Development of Agriculture” was adopted in 2006. In pursuance of this law, the “State Program for the Development of Agriculture and Regulation of Agrarian Markets of Agricultural Products, Raw Materials and Food” for 2008-2012 was adopted in 2007, and in 2012 the State Program for 2013-2020.
Government measures aimed at stimulating agriculture have proven their effectiveness. The industry began to show growth, various forms of agricultural activity began to actively develop: not only large enterprises, but also small peasant farms.
Today, agriculture, and the agro-industrial complex in general, is one of the most dynamic sectors of the Russian economy. Russia has become a leading grain power and occupies a leading position in the world in wheat exports. There are positive dynamics in other areas, such as the production of pork and poultry meat, the collection of oilseeds, sugar beets, fruits, and vegetables.
The volume of Russian agricultural production in 2017 increased by 2.6% compared to 2021 (and by 20% over the past five years), and exports of agricultural products in 2021 exceeded the level of 2000 by 15 times.
Russian producers fully supply the domestic market with grain, sugar, vegetable oil, chicken meat, fish and borscht vegetables. In 2021, the share of domestic grain in the total volume of domestic market resources was 99.3%, beet sugar - 94.6%, vegetable oil - 84.8%, potatoes - 97%, meat and meat products - 90.4%, milk and dairy products 82.4%, table salt 63.6%.
In 2021, Russia broke the historical record for grain harvest set in the USSR in 1978 (when 127.4 million tons were collected) and received a harvest of 134.1 million tons of grain (according to Rosstat). The wheat harvest for the first time in history amounted to 85.8 million tons. Grain exports from Russia in the 2016-2017 agricultural year (from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021) amounted to a record 35.474 million tons, including 27.075 million tons of wheat. The country increased its exports of wheat and meslin (a mixture of wheat and rye) by 30.4% in 2017 compared to 2021, to 33.026 million tons. years, Russia became an exporter of sugar and increased export volumes of vegetable oil, pork, and poultry.
Grain yields in 2021 are forecast to be approximately 20% lower than in 2021 due to weather conditions.
The development of agricultural production has breathed new life into rural areas: income from the sale of agricultural products returns to the countryside and stimulates the development of rural settlements.
Houses are being built for rural residents, gas and water are provided, schools, kindergartens, medical institutions, clubs, and sports grounds are opened. The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources
