Volga Baikal AGRO NEWS Update on the Development Plan for Seeds !!!

The Ministry of Agriculture will develop a plan for an accelerated transition to seeds of domestic selection

Volga Baikal AGRO NEWS Update on the Development Plan for Seeds !!!

The Ministry of Agriculture will develop a plan for an accelerated transition to seeds of domestic selection.

According to the Ministry, in the coming years, sunflower will maintain a stable share in the crop structure.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia will develop a plan for the accelerated transition of the crop industry to seeds of domestic selection. This is stated in the message of the ministry.

“In the near future, it is necessary to develop a roadmap for the transition of the industry to domestic seed material of sunflower and other crops. In particular, in order to accelerate the introduction of Russian selection in agricultural production, it is planned to form a plan for the purchase of seeds by region, by analogy with mineral fertilizers,”

– said the ministry. 

According to the words of First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut, which are given in the message, this year the area under sunflower has been increased to 10 million hectares, which is 400 thousand hectares more than the plan. According to the ministry, in the coming years this crop will retain a stable share in the crop structure. At the same time, in traditional producing regions, with the exception of Siberia, the percentage of used seeds of foreign selection is quite high.

As the First Deputy Minister noted, many Russian seeds are not only not inferior in quality to imported ones, but often surpass them in a number of characteristics. They show high yields, better product quality and maximum efficiency in certain climatic conditions. At the same time, Rosselkhoznadzor raises more and more questions about foreign selection. For example, since July 6, the import of sunflower seeds from the French nurseries Lidea France and Limagrain Europe to Russia has been banned due to the detection of a Phomopsis quarantine object and the failure of the French side to take measures to ensure the phytosanitary safety of products.

Source: TASS.ru

 

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