The volume of gross output in the region for the nine months of 2023 increased by 3,2% compared to the same period in 2022. As the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic Mukhtarbiy Adzhekov noted, we can confidently speak about the positive dynamics of the main indicators of the industry.
According to the official, a significant increase in budget funds poured into the industry has been achieved in such areas as the development of vegetable and potato growing, horticulture and irrigation. The area under crops is also growing. According to preliminary results for 2023, 6,518 thousand hectares of arable land are already involved in agricultural rotation.
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...