Russia’s Phytosanitary Services Move to Online Oversight
Digital services and artificial intelligence are helping inspectors generate reports and assess risks.
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) is expanding the use of artificial intelligence and digital services in its work. The results of 2025 were presented by the agency’s head, Sergey Dankvert, to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
He said the service has switched to digital risk indicators, which will make it possible in 2026 to carry out oversight fully online and generate up to 80 percent of inspection materials automatically.
Bringing Land Back Into Agricultural Use
Through Rosselkhoznadzor’s electronic systems, regions can check the number of intermediaries involved, grain quality, and laboratory test results. In 2026, an online mechanism to block suspicious raw materials is set to be introduced.
This year, the agency also moved to mobile inspection systems. Drones are being used to conduct field inspections of agricultural land, significantly improving the quality and speed of oversight. Land monitoring has made it possible to bring about 350,000 hectares back into agricultural circulation nationwide, opening up new opportunities for Russian farmers.
