Russia: An experiment on growing highly profitable oilseeds was a success in Buryatia

Published Oct 25, 2022

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Buryatia, a republic in Russia, has seen success in its two-year experiment with the cultivation of industrial crops, including hemp, rapeseed, and flax, as reported by Galsan Dareev, the region's Deputy Chairman and Minister of Agriculture and Food. The initiative, launched following the Russian government's permission for hemp cultivation in 2020, has seen significant increase in yield and profitability, with the harvest almost completed and prices of these oilseeds being twice or thrice the price of wheat. Although it is soon to declare the experiment a success, the early results are promising with notable harvests.

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Deputy Chairman of the Government of Buryatia, Minister of Agriculture and Food Galsan Dareev preliminary results of the harvest of industrial crops Back in 2020, the Russian government allowed the cultivation of industrial varieties of hemp for industrial purposes not related to the production of narcotic or psychotropic substances. It was then that the Buryat Agricultural Academy, together with farmers, began experiments on growing hemp and rapeseed. The experience of 2021, when these crops were experimentally planted on a small plot, showed their high yield and profitability. Galsan Dareev - Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Belarus, Minister of Agriculture and Food of Buryatia: - We have been growing such highly profitable industrial oilseeds as hemp, rapeseed, and flax for the second year. This year, we have increased the sown area almost six times. The peasant farm of Tamir Shagdarov from the Dzhidinsky district began experimenting with oilseeds last year. ...

Source: Oilworld