The North Caucasian Selection and Seed Center for the production of original potatoes opened on January 23 in North Ossetia. It will make it possible to meet 20% of Russia's demand for potato seeds. TASS.
The selection and seed-growing center will be the first in the North Caucasus Federal District, and the largest in Russia. A production laboratory will operate at one site; a diagnostic laboratory that allows you to determine the quality of the material for all known pathogens, greenhouse modules for mini-tubers. The production capacity of the center will be 1 million in vitro microplants and 5 million mini-tubers per year.
“The implementation of the project has become an important stage in the development of agriculture not only in the republic, but also in the North Caucasus and the country as a whole. By 2025, the production of elite seed potatoes should reach 40 tons per year, which will allow planting 14 hectares of food crops. The release of high-quality original seeds of domestic selection will increase the competitiveness of the industry, help attract additional investment in the agro-industrial complex of the region and, as a result, give a new impetus to the implementation of state programs aimed at import substitution, ensuring food security, and increasing export potential. The activities of the center, at the sites of which dozens of jobs will be created, will certainly have a social effect, ”said Yury Chaika, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District, during the opening ceremony.
The complex was created by FAT-AGRO LLC. The project was implemented with the support of VTB Bank.