Russian government approves bioeconomy development strategy to 2036
In short
Russia's government approved a bioeconomy development strategy running to 2036, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with deputy premiers, according to official and business outlets. The strategy defines priority areas for biotechnology in agriculture, medicine, veterinary, energy, utilities and ecology, and leaves First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov to oversee preparation of an implementation plan. Interfax reported that a national project already running to 2030 targets an almost 96% rise in bioeconomy output and that the strategy foresees a market of about 1 trillion rubles by 2036.
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The Russian government approved a bioeconomy development strategy, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with deputy premiers, according to RIA Novosti, TASS, Vedomosti, Interfax and Kommersant. RIA Novosti and TASS reported the approval in short items, and Interfax and Kommersant said the document sets out the industry's development to 2036. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]
TASS quoted First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov as saying the main priorities are strengthening Russia's own technological base, deep processing of bioresources, creating new markets and expanding the use of biotechnology. Interfax and Kommersant quoted Mishustin saying the strategy identifies priority production sectors for the next 10 years and beyond, naming the agro-industrial complex, medicine, veterinary, energy, housing and utilities, and ecology. “We are talking not only about new materials, types of fuel, fertilisers and feed additives, but also about medicines and medical devices,” the prime minister said. [ 4 , 6 , 7 ]
Vedomosti and Interfax reported that the strategy was approved on the instruction of President Vladimir Putin. Interfax noted that a national project on technological support for the bioeconomy has been running since this year through 2030, and that it targets an almost 96% increase in bioeconomy output, a rise in technological independence in the sector to 40% and a 55% share for domestic biotech products in consumption. [ 5 , 6 ]
Interfax also reported market estimates: the industry ministry put the potential Russian bioproduct market at more than 700 billion rubles by 2030 against about 450 billion rubles at present, while plans drawn up during preparation of the strategy point to roughly 1 trillion rubles by 2036. A year earlier, industry and trade minister Anton Alikhanov said his ministry expected bioeconomy turnover to grow faster than that, Interfax reported. [ 6 ]
Kommersant reported that the strategy envisages expanding scientific infrastructure, creating technoparks and design bureaus and widening the network of testing stands, and that Mishustin instructed Manturov to personally oversee preparation of the implementation plan. TASS, by contrast, presented Manturov as the official who reported the strategy's approval. [ 4 , 7 ]
Vedomosti placed the decision in the context of Putin's 11 August visit to the Novosibirsk region, where he chaired a meeting of the Council for Science and Education on infrastructure and platform solutions for scientific and technological development, and made proposals on megascience infrastructure, national genetic resource centres and open access to research facilities. Kommersant noted that in December 2024, under a national project it called “Bioeconomy”, the authorities had also planned to develop technologies for agriculture, ecology and drug production. [ 5 , 7 ]
Why it matters
The strategy sets the framework for where Russian biotech production is meant to go over the next decade, including targets for the share of domestic biotech products in consumption and a planned market of about 1 trillion rubles by 2036, as reported by Interfax. Implementation is tied to infrastructure such as technoparks, design bureaus and testing stands, so progress depends on those being built and on the implementation plan now being prepared.
Key facts
- The Russian government approved a bioeconomy development strategy, announced by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at a meeting with deputy premiers [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]
- The strategy covers the period to 2036 and defines priority production sectors for the next 10 years and beyond [ 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]
- Priority sectors named include the agro-industrial complex, medicine, veterinary, energy, housing and utilities, and ecology, with products ranging from new materials, fuels, fertilisers and feed additives to medicines and medical devices [ 6 , 7 ]
- The strategy was approved on the instruction of the president, according to Mishustin [ 5 , 6 ]
- A national project on technological support for the bioeconomy is already running in Russia through 2030 [ 6 ]
- That national project targets an almost 96% increase in bioeconomy output by 2030, technological independence of 40% and a 55% share for domestic biotech products in consumption [ 6 ]
- Interfax reported the industry ministry estimated the bioproduct market at about 450 billion rubles currently, more than 700 billion rubles by 2030 and around 1 trillion rubles by 2036 under pre-strategy plans [ 6 ]
- Mishustin instructed First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov to personally oversee preparation of the strategy's implementation plan [ 7 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The government approved a bioeconomy development strategy, with Mishustin announcing it at a meeting with deputy premiers [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]
- The strategy sets out priority areas for the use of biotechnology [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]
- The document was approved on the president's instruction [ 5 , 6 ]
Still unclear
- Detailed targets for 2030 and 2036, including 96% output growth, 40% technological independence, a 55% domestic consumption share and a market of about 1 trillion rubles by 2036 These figures appear only in Interfax's report, which attributes them to the national project and to plans drawn up during preparation of the strategy; no other document states them.
- The name and scope of the existing national project Interfax refers to a national project on technological support for the bioeconomy running to 2030, while Kommersant refers to a national project “Bioeconomy” under which technologies were planned in December 2024; the documents do not reconcile the two.
- What Manturov's role entails and when the implementation plan will be ready TASS says Manturov reported the strategy's approval, while Kommersant says Mishustin instructed him to oversee preparation of the implementation plan; no outlet describes the plan's contents or timetable.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RIA Novosti reports that the government approved a bioeconomy development strategy [ 1 ]
- TASS reports the cabinet approved the strategy [ 2 ]
- RIA Novosti reports the strategy runs to 2036 [ 3 ]
- TASS reports Manturov's statement on the approval and the strategy's priorities [ 4 ]
- Vedomosti reports Mishustin's announcement at a meeting with deputy premiers [ 5 ]
- Interfax reports the strategy to 2036, the national project targets and market estimates [ 6 ]
- Kommersant reports the strategy's priorities and Manturov's oversight of the implementation plan [ 7 ]