Continuity of generations

Intellectual competition "Beginner farmers"

On the basis of SSAU a regional stage of IV all-Russian competition of intellectual game "Beginner farmer" was held. It was attended by seven teams.

During the game, the teams had to take up four rounds. The first was to demonstrate the business idea: to make the presentation of their farm. Then answer the questions about farming profitability, investment, cost of production etc. In the third round participants showed stress resistance and ingenuity in situations proposed by the jury. The final round for both teams display their posters.

Thе competition has been successfully implemented for the past 4 years. Its organizer is the Russian Union of Rural Youth. The competition is held among the students of 3-5 years, masters and postgraduates of agricultural universities and graduate students of colleges.

According to the results of intellectual battle the best team became the team of the Faculty of Agrobiology and Land Resources with the business plan "Production of healthy seed material of potato varieties of Russian selection". In the case of passing the second stage, the participants will have an opportunity to express themselves at the Federal stage of the competition in Moscow in the spring, 2016.

And the prizes were distributed as follows:

1 prize took the team of the faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Technological Management with the business plan "IndiKolor".

2 prize was shared by teams of Accounting and Finance and Economics Faculties with business plans “Nutria” and "Crayfish Breeding".

3rd prize went to the team of the Farm Electrification Faculty with the business plan "Stavropol nutria".

4th prize got the team of the Socio-cultural Service and Tourism Facultywith the business plan "Eared farm".

In January, 2016 on the basis of our University the regional stage of the IV intellectual game "beginner farmer" will be held among secondary special educational institutions of the Stavropol region.