Over the past 10 years, the volume of potato production in the region has increased 2,6 times. During the same time, the area under crops increased by 2,3 times - to 4,4 thousand hectares in 2023.
In the region, potato farming is carried out by farms, agricultural enterprises and individual entrepreneurs. The leader in the production of second bread today is the Gorodishche municipal district, where 74,1 thousand tons of tubers were harvested last season. Svetloyarsky is in second place, and Sredneakhtubinsky municipal district is in third place.
Thanks to regional and federal support, Volgograd farmers are updating agricultural equipment, purchasing seeds and implementing a large number of projects. For example, this year they can count on receiving subsidies to reimburse part of the costs per hectare of sown area.
More than 60 percent of potatoes were planted in the fields of Stavropol
In the region, potato planting was completed on an area of over 3,5 thousand hectares. This volume is 61% of the planned volume. According to the regional Minister of Agriculture Sergei...