In Smolensk, a meeting of the headquarters for the preparation and conduct of spring field work was held under the chairmanship of the Deputy Governor of the Smolensk Region - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Food of the Smolensk Region Alexander Tsarev, the website of the Department of Agriculture and Food of the Smolensk Region reports.
Representatives of federal structures and scientific institutions of the Smolensk region, representatives of the SRF JSC "Rosselkhozbank", the Association "Council of Municipalities of the Smolensk Region" and the Smolensk Regional Entrepreneurship Support Fund, heads of agricultural organizations, as well as employees of the Smolensk Region Department for Agriculture and food.
As part of the meeting, issues of readiness for spring field work in 2022, the implementation of a preferential lending mechanism and the provision of state support to agricultural producers were considered.
Spring field work in the Smolensk region this year is scheduled to begin in early April.
In 2022, spring sowing in agricultural organizations and farms of the Smolensk region is planned to be carried out on an area of 169,9 thousand hectares, of which 106,2 thousand hectares will be allocated for grain and leguminous crops. Also, on an area of 1,6 thousand hectares, farmers planned to plant potatoes, which is 128% more than in 2021; 0,3 thousand hectares will be allocated for open ground vegetables, which is 1,5 times more than last year's value.