Russia: Stavropol farmers grow five varieties of Turkish peas

The crop is cultivated in seven southern regions of the region. Stavropol region farmers grow chickpeas, which are also known as Turkish peas, on an area of more than 5.5 thousand hectares. The crop is cultivated in seven southern regions of the region. According to the press service of the regional Ministry of Agriculture, local farmers are confident that chickpeas are a promising and “useful” crop. Chickpeas are able to accumulate nitrogen in the soil, and this avoids additional costs for fallow. In addition, chickpeas are unpretentious and resistant to short-term frosts, which is most important for the climate of Stavropol. Farmers in the region grow five varieties of chickpeas. And all of them are of domestic selection. One of them, the Triumph variety, is included in the register of breeding achievements in Russia. Russian chickpeas have great export potential. Culture is most in demand in China, Uzbekistan, Armenia and other countries. About 7 thousand tons of peas were ...