Penza, 14 May 2014. PenzaNews. The governor of the Penza region Vasily Bochkarev visited “Agro Eco,” a subsidiary of Turkish agricultural holding “Arbel” which specializes in the production of grain-crops, legumes and technical crops.

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The head of the region assessed the progress of sowing and inspected agricultural machinery.

In addition, Vasily Bochkarev and the managing partners discussed issues of development of the agricultural holding, the press service of the regional government informed.

Earlier, the chairman of the board of directors of “Arbel” Mahmut Arslan claimed to be ready to invest 15 million dollars in the development of agriculture in the Penza region.

These funds will be used for the cultivation of grain-crops, legumes and technical crops.