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Farmers from Mordovia are taking part in the Golden Autumn exhibition in Moscow
From October 7 to 10, the 28th Russian Agro‑Industrial Exhibition “Golden Autumn — 2026” is being held at the Timiryazev Center educational and exhibition complex. This year, the exhibition is dedicated to technologies for effective growth of the agro‑industrial complex, and the core of the exposition features three scientific and technological projects of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia: the agrotechnological, livestock, and biotechnological projects.
The second season of the “Business Battle” contest has launched in Mordovia
In Saransk, the second season of the startup contest “Business Battle” has kicked off. The project is being implemented with the support of the Development Corporation of the Republic of Mordovia. As Fatima Gatiyeva, Deputy General Director of the Corporation, noted, interest in the contest turned out to be high: 147 applications were received. However, each mentor could select only four projects. As a result, 20 projects made it into the second season and will continue to compete for the main prize — two million rubles for business development.
The tourism business in Mordovia has attracted 100 million rubles with state support
Since the beginning of 2026, small and medium‑sized businesses in the tourism sector across Russia have raised 17.7 billion rubles using the tools of the National Guarantee System, operated by the SME Corporation. This is 18 % more than in the same period last year, and the number of support recipients has increased by 70 % — to 3,300 companies.
Mordovia and India develop cooperation
Nikhilesh Giri, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of India in Russia, is on a working visit to Mordovia. Together with the Mordovian team — members of the Republic's Government, university leadership, and industrialists — humanitarian cooperation, the implementation of joint business projects, and the expansion of exports were discussed.
The Republic of Mordovia will receive additional support for agricultural insurance
The total amount of federal funds allocated to support agricultural insurance this year exceeds 5.5 billion rubles across the Russian Federation. The Government of the Russian Federation will additionally allocate more than 670 million rubles to compensate for the costs incurred by regional agricultural producers due to adverse weather conditions. The funding will be distributed to 21 regions that reported an additional need in 2026, including the Republic of Mordovia.
Three new business parks will be built in Mordovia
Mordovia will receive almost 1.1 billion rubles from the federal budget to develop its business infrastructure. The funds will be allocated to the region as part of the national project Effective and Competitive Economy. By the end of 2028, three new sites for implementing investment projects will be created in Saransk. In particular, a business park will open on the territory of the Sistema special economic zone of the industrial and production type.
A production site for assembling Sinara 6254 trolleybuses has been opened in Saransk
On September 17, the production site of the company Sinara‑Urban Machines (Sinara‑UM) for the large‑unit assembly of Sinara‑6254 trolleybuses was launched. The launch was attended by Artem Zdunov, Head of the Republic of Mordovia, and Alexander Shokhin, President of the RSPP. The guests were welcomed by Sergey Shunin, General Director of Sinara‑UM.
Artem Zdunov met with Alexander Shokhin, President of the RSPP
On September 17, the Head of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, held a meeting with Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), who arrived in the republic on a working trip. The meeting focused on cooperation to promote business development in the region. It should be recalled that there is a cooperation agreement in place between the Republic of Mordovia, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and the Republican Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
More than 1 million tons of grain have been harvested in Mordovia
The harvesting campaign is ongoing in the region. Farmers in Mordovia are currently harvesting grain and leguminous crops — they have already harvested 1 million 231 thousand tons of grain. “Dubyonsky and Lyambirsky districts are the leaders in terms of yield: they are harvesting more than 40 centners per hectare. The work is proceeding at a high pace!” said Batyr Emeyev, Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Mordovia.
Investment activity in agriculture has increased in Mordovia
In August, livestock enterprises in the Volga‑Vyatka macroregion moderately assessed the demand for and output of their products for the coming months. At the same time, the implementation of investment projects in the sector continued. This is stated in the latest issue of the Bank of Russia’s report “Regional Economy: Comments by the Main Directorates”.
In Moscow, the Head of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, met with Sergey Dankvert, Head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance. The parties discussed cooperation and compliance with veterinary and phytosanitary legislation requirements. Artem Zdunov said that the support from the Rosselkhoznadzor helps to increase the export of agro‑industrial complex products from Mordovia and strengthen the position of these products in foreign markets.
Entrepreneurs in Mordovia can get support to promote their goods and services
The “My Business” Center has launched a program to help entrepreneurs promote their goods and services on the Avito digital platform. This support measure allows participants to get up to 30,000 bonus points for promoting listings, as well as up to 10,000 additional bonus points for launching ads. The bonus points can be used to increase the number of inquiries and attract new customers.