Russia: In the Lipetsk region, it was proposed to include Jerusalem artichoke in the list of crops

Vice-Governor of the Lipetsk Region Igor Kremnev, speaking within the framework of the days of the region in the Federation Council, proposed to include Jerusalem artichoke in the list of agricultural crops, which will allow receiving additional funding for its cultivation. This was reported by the press service of the regional government. "The Lipetsk region took the initiative to include Jerusalem artichoke in the list of agricultural products in order to be able to apply current support measures from the Ministry of Agriculture, such as preferential short-term loans, compensation for part of the costs of creating processing facilities. In general, the senators liked the idea, and they agreed to it support," the statement said. According to the press service, the properties of Jerusalem artichoke and the ease of cultivation as an agricultural crop were discussed on Tuesday at the Committee on Agrarian Food Policy and Environmental Management of the Federation Council as part of ...