According to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, harvesting has begun in the Gryazinsky, Dolgorukovsky, Usmansky and Khlevensky districts. The first 4,4 thousand tons were received. In total, farmers will have to harvest potatoes from 5,5 thousand hectares.
More than 20 varieties of potatoes are grown in the Lipetsk region. The most popular are Queen Anne, Gala, Memphis, Red Scarlett, Red Sonia, Colomba and Lilly. For processing into chips, the Pirol variety is grown, for fries - Lyudmila, Innovator and Challenger. Recall that the largest potato processing plant in Russia operates in the region.
In most large farms in the region, potatoes are grown under irrigation. Many have modern potato storage facilities, and a number of vegetable storage projects are being implemented in the region.
“The creation of such a vertically integrated production – from potato cultivation to its processing, packaging, storage and transportation of finished products – became possible thanks to the implementation of the import substitution strategy in Russia and the attractive investment climate in the region,” said Deputy Governor of the Lipetsk Region Igor Kremnev. “Such projects contribute to the use of state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies and the creation of highly productive jobs.”