In the farms of the Leningrad region, 13,3 thousand tons of seed potatoes have been stored for storage, with a need of 10 thousand tons, the security is 133%, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia reports.
The region is one of the leaders in Russia in the production of seed potatoes. 20% of potato farms in the region are engaged in primary, original and elite seed production, there are five meristem laboratories in the region. The region supplies seed potatoes to more than 30 regions of Russia.
In the sowing campaign of 2022, it is planned to allocate 2,95 thousand hectares for potatoes in the farms of the Leningrad Region (107,3% by 2021). By the beginning of the sowing campaign, the seed fund, fertilizers, machinery have been prepared, contracts for the supply of fuel have been concluded.