The National Seed Alliance considers it necessary to develop the export of Russian seeds: To do this, it is important to make changes to the State Register of Selection Achievements

Export will help solve the problem of overproduction of corn seeds and other crops; Russian seeds are in demand abroad and this area needs to be actively developed, said Igor Lobach, Chairman of the Council of the National Seed Alliance (NSA) Association, during a press conference. Lobach noted that in recent years a number of modern seed-growing factories have appeared in Russia. Several large investment projects will be launched this year, in particular, the production of sunflower seeds at Shchelkovo Agrokhim in the village of Starominskaya, Krasnodar Territory. According to the expert, Russian cereal seeds are now actively sold abroad. The figure fluctuates from year to year - it is about 17-25 thousand tons. However, now Russian breeding companies are faced with barriers to the development of exports. The first is high competition in world markets, including with large transnational players. The second barrier: foreign markets need varieties and ...