The Nizhny Novgorod region became the leader in potato cultivation among the regions of the Volga Federal District. According to the message posted on the portal of the regional Ministry of Agriculture, 879 thousand tons of the specified type of vegetable plant were collected in the region over the past year.
The yield according to the federal ministry was 27,7 t / ha. This is the third place in the Volga Federal District. The first place is taken by the Samara region - 31,4 t / ha, the second by the Penza region - 29,0 t / ha (Approx. Comp.). Agriculture Minister Alexei Morozov noted that land reclamation has played a significant role in this direction.
“Over the past year, 1,2 thousand hectares of irrigated land were commissioned in our region, the yield of potatoes and vegetables on them amounted to 600 centners per hectare. Nizhny Novgorod region has taken a leading position in the production of potatoes in the Volga Federal District.
As for the all-Russian scale, it entered the ten largest potato-growing regions of the state, ”the head of the department said. Earlier, the acting governor of Nizhny Novgorod, Gleb Nikitin, instructed the regional government to find reserves in order to increase support for the agro-industrial complex. “The authorities will pay great attention to the development in the field of agriculture.
The welfare of our citizens depends on how affordable and high-quality food products are in the region, ”emphasized Gleb Nikitin.
Source: http://global52.ru