The contest "The best garden cutter - 2023" ended in Dagestan

On Saturday, March 18, the republican stage of the contest "The Best Garden Cutter - 2023" ended. The competition was held on behalf of the Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Dagestan Abdulmuslim Abdulmuslimov, the event was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Dagestan together with the Union of Gardeners of Dagestan and the Administration of the Khasavyurt District.
Previously, municipal stages were held in the districts, during which the participants of the republican competition were identified. 25 representatives were selected from the main horticultural areas. The competition was held in the Khasavyurt district, on the basis of the Alimirzaeva farm in the village of Sadovoe and the Oruskhanova farm in the village of Batayurt. The jury of the competition was headed by an authoritative gardener, chairman of the Union of Gardeners of the Krasnodar Territory, Nikolai Shcherbakov.
The contestants had to trim 10 trees within 50 minutes. A competent jury assessed the quality of cutting using a special technique and the time spent. According to the results of the competition, the 1st place was taken by the HEAD of the peasant farm from the Magaramkent district Feyzudin Ibragimov. The 2nd place was won by the agronomist of the Ibragim SEC of the Khasavyurt district Sakhavat Akhmedov. The 3rd place was awarded to Nina Alisultanova, the head of private household plots from the village of Kardonovka, Kizlyar district, and Abdurakhman Babaev, a tenant gardener from Suleyman-Stalsky district. The winners of the competition were awarded high quality garden pruners, cash prizes and relevant diplomas. The audience award went to the youngest gardener Ramzan Batyrbiev from the village of Akbulaturt, Khasavyurt district. The participants of the competition were awarded diplomas of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Dagestan.
Summing up, the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Dagestan Sharip Sharipov emphasized that such a competition is held only in the Republic of Dagestan. We receive feedback from colleagues from other regions and desires to host similar events. This competition is an important sign of attention to the profession of a gardener, since gardening, and especially intensive gardening, has been actively developing in the country in recent years. The quality of crown formation, proper pruning has an extremely large impact on yield. New technologies for laying perennial plantings have come, which determines the need for advanced training, training in new methods of caring for gardens.
“This is an extremely timely event, a kind of competency competition. In different regions of the republic, their own skills and techniques for caring for fruit trees have developed. On the site of the competition, we were convinced that there is an urgent need to improve them, taking into account the changing trends in the development of horticulture. In recent years, horticulture has been actively developing in Dagestan. More than 1000 hectares are planted annually in the republic. So, for the period from 2015 to 2022, 10.5 thousand hectares were planted, of which almost 4 thousand are intensive gardens.
The emphasis, among other things, is aimed at expanding plantations of stone fruit crops. The Republic of Dagestan in the Russian Federation ranks first in terms of production of stone fruits. In 2022, more than 75 thousand tons of stone fruits were produced, which is almost 15% of the gross harvest of stone fruits in the country. Therefore, such competitions and meetings allow gardeners to get to know each other better, exchange skills, and help popularize the profession of a gardener. We saw how Dagestan gardeners carefully listened to every advice of Nikolai Shcherbakov, an authoritative gardener in the country. We intend to continue to hold such competitions and competitions on agricultural topics, which will allow us to further develop priority sectors for Dagestan,” Sharip Sharipov emphasized.
Nikolay Shcherbakov, head of the jury of the competition, was surprised by the enthusiasm with which the Dagestan gardeners competed, tried to demonstrate their skills and abilities. it is noticeable that Dagestan really has vast experience in gardening, various techniques and approaches are successfully practiced. In his opinion, this is a unique competition that allows you to replicate the best practices.
The course of the competition was also monitored by the Chairman of the Union of Gardeners of Dagestan Saidulla Oruskhanov, the chairman of the district assembly of deputies of the Khasavyurt district Magomed Labazanov, the deputy head of this district Nurulla Murtazaliev, heads of more than 20 district agricultural departments, scientists and experts. The event was held in a festive atmosphere, its work was accompanied by a concert program. The results were summed up at the festive table, the participants shared their impressions, the competition turned out to be entertaining, useful and informative.