Matvienko complained about the dependence of the Russian Federation on import of seeds, as a result, dill now has a silicone taste

Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko noted on Wednesday at a meeting of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin with senators in the Government House that at present the Russian Federation remains highly dependent on foreign seeds for imports. "Unfortunately, there is still a very high import dependence on many types of crops. All the time I give an example that even dill, parsley, lettuce, we grow from foreign seeds. When our domestic dill existed, there was such a powerful smell, taste, and now silicone taste, dill doesn't even smell, "Matvienko said. “Of course, all this is not the level of an agrarian state, we will actively promote the adoption of a law on seed production. But, of course, one law is not enough. , unfortunately, in a number of areas of seed production development, it was adopted with very modest targets, so far we do not see such active practical work, "added the speaker of the Federation Council. She also called the law on seed production ...