In the Republic of Crimea in 2020, 3,6 thousand hectares of irrigated land were commissioned. This was announced by the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Andrei Ryumshin during an online conference.
368 agricultural producers received subsidies for land reclamation in the amount of 38 million rubles.
“This year, enterprises that grow vegetables received state support in the amount of 26,66 million rubles. Two livestock farms - LLC "Crimea-Farming" and SEC "Karkinitsky" - received subsidies in the amount of about 50 million rubles. They built complexes of reclamation systems for irrigation of 744,5 hectares of fodder crops, ”said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the availability of water resources in Crimea is very important for the development of agriculture, and in 2021 the regional Ministry of Agriculture plans to subsidize land reclamation activities at the same level as in 2020. This will allow commissioning more than 2 thousand hectares of irrigated land and carrying out cultural and technical measures on an area of at least 800 hectares.
“Taking into account the situation that has developed with a shortage of water resources, the construction of alternative sources of water supply and irrigation of agricultural crops will still remain relevant for agricultural producers. One of the promising areas is the construction of reclamation systems using automated control. Such systems provide regularity and uniformity of irrigation, operational management and reduction of labor intensity. This year, such mechanisms are already being actively used and are yielding positive results in the irrigated areas of Vinogradnaya Milya LLC and Novy Krym LLC, ”stressed Andrey Ryumshin.
For reference: Thanks to state support, from 2015 to 2019, almost 10 thousand hectares of reclaimed areas were put into operation in the republic. Within the framework of the program, agricultural producers have built 10 storage ponds with a total volume of 2 thousand cubic meters, drilled 760 wells. By the end of 34, as part of the implementation of the subprogram "Development of land reclamation of agricultural land in Russia", more than 2022 thousand hectares of irrigated areas are planned to be commissioned in the republic.