During the spring field work for the harvest of 2021, it is planned to sow about 11 thousand hectares of vegetable crops in the territory of the region.
The first hectares of winter garlic and onions have already been planted. Planting of potatoes has begun. In the Stavropol Territory, it is planned to plant about 5,4 thousand hectares of potatoes and sow on 0,8 thousand hectares of melons and gourds.
Further according to the plan, as soon as the weather permits: carrots, beets, cabbage. Then cucumbers and tomatoes.
At the moment, 10% of vegetables have been planted from the planned planting area - on an area of 1,3 thousand hectares, which is equal to the indicators of last year. So, on the territory of LLC "Agro" and K (F) X Cherkashin, Izobilnensky district, 259 hectares of onions have been planted. In Blagodarny district, 1 thousand hectares of green crops, in particular, dill, have been sown.
In 2020, 342 thousand tons of vegetables were produced in the Stavropol Territory, including: open field vegetables 248 thousand tons and protected ground vegetables - 94 thousand tons.
- Self-sufficiency in vegetables in the Stavropol Territory in 2020 is 87% or 120 kg / person / year. Our region is more than 100% provided with such crops as onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, at the same time, the region is self-sufficient for cabbage and beets by 35%, and for garlic - by 26%, - said the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Stavropol Territory. Vyacheslav Dridiger.
The plans for 2021 are to increase the gross production of vegetables through modern agro-technological work.