Agricultural farmers in the Astrakhan region have successfully planted a new oilseed and dye crop, as announced by the region's Minister of Agriculture, Ruslan Pashayev, during a live broadcast of the SDGs. Pashayev also mentioned plans to expand the range of crop production in the region. The Ministry of Agriculture has developed preventive and elimination measures for locust invasions, a high risk in the region, with Rosselkhoztsentr providing insecticides and treatments.