At the "government hour" in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev presented a report on the progress of seasonal field work and the implementation in 2019 of the State Program for the Development of Agriculture and Regulation of Agricultural Products, Raw Materials and Food Markets.
As the head of the Ministry of Agriculture noted, harvesting is taking place as usual in all federal districts. The farmers have already harvested more than 105 million tons of grain. Almost 80 million hectares are to be harvested, which is 300 thousand hectares more than last year.
“Grain production this year is expected to reach 118 million tons, that is, almost 5 million more than in 2018. A significant increase in the wheat harvest is predicted - up to 78 million tons. The current year has not only made it possible to increase volumes. According to experts, the wheat harvest is of very high quality. For the first time since 2012, wheat of the first, that is, the highest class, has been identified, ”stressed Dmitry Patrushev.
Also in 2019, more than 7 million tons of potatoes and about 5 million tons of outdoor vegetables will be harvested. It is planned to harvest a record 1,2 million tons of vegetables in winter greenhouses. The livestock sector also shows steady growth, and the production of food products is increasing.
According to the Minister, even today Russia is fully self-sufficient, and in a number of indicators it even exceeds the guidelines of the Food Security Doctrine in such important areas as grain, fish, vegetable oil, meat and meat products. Potato targets will be met in 2019.
Among the priorities for the further development of the plant growing industry, Dmitry Patrushev highlighted the development of a reclamation complex, liming of acidic soils, the return of agricultural land to circulation and the implementation of the Federal Scientific and Technical Program for the Development of Agriculture. In 2019, 15,8 billion rubles were allocated for land reclamation, taking into account the State program and measures of the federal project "Export of agricultural products" against 11,2 billion last year. Due to the increase in state support, it is planned to commission almost 115 thousand hectares of reclaimed land, as well as return more than 220 thousand hectares of retired farmland to circulation. At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture is working to improve the legislation regarding the turnover of land, including their return to agricultural production.
In his report, Dmitry Patrushev also outlined the main directions of export development, spoke about measures of state support for farmers who suffered from the consequences of emergency situations, about mechanisms for stimulating small businesses and the integrated development of rural areas, as well as about the material and technical support of the agro-industrial complex.
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