Dagestan intends to expand areas under potatoes and vegetable crops

First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Dagestan Sharip Sharipov got acquainted with the course of spring field work in the Kumtorkala region, where he visited the Uchkent farm and Agroprime LLC.
Recall that in 2022, spring sowing will be carried out in the republic on an area of ​​225 thousand hectares, which is 10 thousand hectares more than in 2021. To date, more than 45 thousand hectares have already been sown, the pace of sowing work is ahead of last year's figures.
Measures are being taken to expand the planting of open ground vegetables and potatoes. In particular, this year it is planned to sow vegetables in open ground on an area of ​​about 43 thousand hectares, which is 2.5 thousand hectares more than last year. It is planned to plant potatoes on an area of ​​20,000 hectares, which is 1,000 hectares more than last year.
SPK "Uchkent" has 200 hectares of arable land. Of these, 90 and 10 hectares are allocated for growing vegetables and potatoes, respectively. Plantings were made in February, however, due to the low temperatures of March, the plants are only now beginning to sprout. The rest of the area is planned to be sown with spring barley and other crops.
LLC "Agroprime" is one of the leaders in the republic in the production of open ground vegetables and potatoes. The total planting area exceeds 140 hectares, located on the territory of the Kumtorkalinsky and Kizilyurtovsky districts. Modern technologies are applied, all agrotechnical methods are carried out mechanized, the head Gadzhi Zalumkhanov has extensive experience in the Volgograd region as well.
Commenting on the results of the trip, Sharip Sharipov noted that on April 5, a meeting of the Council for the Development of the Agro-Industrial Complex under the Head of the Republic of Dagestan was held, at which the head of the republic, Sergey Melikov, set the task: to take all necessary measures to mobilize the relevant forces and resources for the organized spring sowing and other spring field work .
“Particular emphasis is placed on increasing the areas under vegetables and potatoes, where the republic has good potential, primarily in the organized sector. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Dagestan has taken measures to stimulate sowing. In particular, the rates of "unbound support" have been increased, for vegetables the rate is 35 thousand rubles per hectare, for potatoes - 28 thousand rubles per hectare. The agrarians of the republic, taking into account the increased demand for vegetables, primarily borscht, responded, and we see that in 2022 the area under these crops will be more than in 2021.
In addition, a federal project was launched to develop vegetable growing, within the framework of which, among other things, personal subsidiary plots also fall into the orbit of state support. And in Dagestan they are the main producers. This year we have to plant cabbage on an area of ​​13.5 thousand hectares, carrots - on 2,200 hectares, onions - about 3,000 hectares and table beets - about 1,000 hectares. We know in the context of farms who are cultivating these crops. Seeds are available, the necessary measures to resolve emerging issues are provided in a timely manner,” the First Deputy Minister noted.