About 140 hop harvesters are needed to harvest hops in Russia

Published 2024년 4월 18일

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During a visit to Chuvashia, Dmitry Patrushev, the Russian Minister of Agriculture, learned that the country's hop farms, spanning 4,000 hectares, need around 140 specialized harvesters to meet production demands. In 2023, Chuvashia developed the first domestic hop harvester prototype to address this issue. The region is also focusing on overcoming challenges in hop cultivation, such as a shortage of specialized machinery and high-quality hops, by establishing a competence center. This center is dedicated to phytosanitary monitoring, research on hop planting materials, and professional training. Furthermore, President Vladimir Putin has extended a socio-economic development program for Chuvashia through 2030, which includes initiatives to boost hop production.

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Hop-producing farms in Russia will need about 140 hop harvesters to harvest this crop, the first domestic prototype of which was created in Chuvashia in 2023. This was reported to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev during his working trip to Chuvashia by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic - the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the region Sergei Artamonov. Problems and prospects for the development of hop growing were raised during a visit to the Chuvash State Agrarian University (Chuvash State Agrarian University) and the laboratory of the competence center “Chuvashia - the center of hop production” created on its basis. Patrushev asked what the general need for equipment for hop production is, including a specialized harvester, a prototype of which was created in Chuvashia in 2023. “To provide for the country, we need about 140 [hop harvesting] combines [based on] 4 thousand hectares,” Artamonov said. Rector of the ...

Source: Kvedomosti