This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea Andrei Savchuk. More than 200 hectares of fields have already been occupied by this crop in the republic.
“The sown area is now twice as large as in the same period last year. Our farmers are now planting the most delicious varieties that are in demand on the Crimean market, which, one might say, have won the hearts of many amateur gardeners and professional vegetable growers. These are Colomba, Riviera, Early Zhukovsky, Luck, Nevsky, Rosara and Gala. In total, this year it is planned to plant potatoes on about 3,6 thousand hectares,” commented the head of the Crimean Ministry of Agriculture.
Andrey Savchuk also noted that the traditional leaders in the production of this crop in the Crimea are the following areas: Dzhankoysky, Krasnoperekopsky, Krasnogvardeisky and Pervomaisky. And he reminded that last year the agricultural enterprises of the republic collected almost 77 thousand tons of potatoes.