According to the head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Dagmelivodkhoz Management” Magomed Yusupov, the total area of irrigated land today is 395,6 thousand hectares. For the current year, 287 thousand hectares have been declared for use. The reclamation complex of the region is completely ready for spring field work.
In the new season, farmers of the republic are going to grow winter grains (32 thousand hectares), rice (27,8 thousand hectares), grapes (14,7 thousand hectares), fruit crops (17,8 thousand hectares), vegetables and melons (10,8 thousand hectares). It is also planned to irrigate the household plots of residents of Dagestan with an area of 97 thousand hectares.
The threat of drought remains in southern Russia
In the Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts, reduced moisture content of the topsoil is observed. Such data appeared in the agrometeorological review of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia....