According to the operational information of the regional agriculture department, 3,2 thousand hectares of potatoes have been planted in the fields of the region. This is 90% of the planned indicators. In total, 3,5 thousand hectares of sown areas will be occupied by potatoes this year.
Most of the potatoes are planted in Staroyuryevsky district - 902 hectares, Sosnovsky district - 513 hectares and Michurinsky district - 490 hectares.
Vegetables are planted on 279 hectares of Tambov fields - 60 percent of the plan. In total, 465 hectares of vegetable crops will be sown this year, which is 1,2 times more than in 2020. The main vegetable crops are: cabbage, tomato, cucumber, carrot, beetroot, onion. Here the leader is Michurinsky district, where 180 hectares are sown with vegetable crops.
The head of the regional administration Alexander Nikitin, speaking to the deputies of the Tambov Regional Duma with a report on the work done for 2020 and the tasks for 2021, noted the high potential of the region in the agricultural sector, which is concluded in the use of advanced technologies, high-quality farming.