In the agro-industrial complex of the Altai Krai, there is a shortage of about 3,000 specialists.

"The main resource for the stable development of the industry is qualified specialists. That's why the federal project 'Personnel in the Agricultural Complex' is a strategic priority for us for the coming years. Currently, in our industry, as of the beginning of 2026, more than 38 thousand people are employed, and we estimate the staffing level at 93%. This means that about 3 thousand are already missing today, and taking into account the expected natural attrition of personnel by 2032, we will need to find, educate, and involve another 3 thousand qualified specialists in the work in the industry," said Tomenko. The main source of replenishment of the personnel shortage, the governor noted, is university and technical school graduates. "We graduate about 2 thousand such young people annually, specialists and workers. However, the agrarian sector is not always a priority for a fairly large part of this youth. We understand this and are trying to comprehensively solve the problem of ...