In Russia, only the ruble and human life are getting cheaper, but prices are rising - Melnichenko

Published 2021년 6월 25일

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Russian farmer, Vasily Melnichenko, predicts the death of 75,000 villages in Russia over the next five to six years due to the country's mediocre agro-industrial policy. He fears that agricultural production will be controlled by 25-30 families, leading to the distribution of low-quality food. The current drought in the Urals and floods in the southern regions are expected to result in a poor harvest this year, causing significant losses for farmers. Melnichenko criticizes the high prices of agricultural products and the decline in the value of the ruble, stating that the situation was not as dire in the past. He contrasts the lack of current investment in agriculture with the significant investments made during the 1980s, which he believes could have solved past agricultural challenges.

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The well-known Ural farmer Vasily Melnichenko evaluates what is happening in the fields today as a tragedy, but he blames it not on the abnormal weather, but on the mediocre agro-industrial policy. The farmer's gloomy futuristic forecast is as follows: in the next five to six years, 75 thousand villages and villages will die in Russia, agricultural production will be concentrated in the hands of 25-30 families, and not very high-quality food will be given out according to a passport. “I'm just at a loss from my future income” - This year there is a drought in the Urals and floods in the southern regions of Russia. Will this weather affect the harvest? - In the Urals, it will have a very serious impact. We understand perfectly well that there will be a problem with vegetables, because it is dry, because potatoes do not grow well. We have sown 300 hectares of wheat on our farm this year. There were good shoots, good hopes. And here you are: not a single rain in the Kamyshlovsky ...

Source: Agrovesti