Plans to open breeding centers for durum wheat and fruit in the SEZ of the Lipetsk region in Russia

Published 2022년 10월 6일

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The Lipetsk region in Russia is planning to establish two breeding centers for durum wheat and fruit crops, including raspberries and strawberries, within the next two years in the special economic zone "Lipetsk". These centers will also include land for seed production. The region has seen a good harvest of wheat, with a gross harvest of nearly 3.7 million tons, but the corn harvest is delayed due to wet weather. The gross crop harvest is projected to reach 4.2 million tons, marking the second largest crop in the region's history.

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The authorities of the Lipetsk region plan to build two breeding centers in the special economic zone (SEZ) "Lipetsk" within two years - for durum wheat and for fruit crops, raspberries and strawberries. This was announced to TASS on the sidelines of the agro-industrial exhibition "Golden Autumn" on Thursday, the Minister of Agriculture of the Lipetsk region Oleg Dolgikh. "We plan to open new breeding centers <...> Now we are working in two areas: durum wheat - agreed with the Russian Breeders center <...>; and fruit, raspberries, strawberries - from Skolkovo. Two centers in the near future we are planning to build enterprises and land for seed production in the special economic zone,” he said. He suggested that the two breeding center projects would take two years to complete. According to Dolgikh, all grains have been harvested in the region, including wheat, at the moment the gross harvest has amounted to almost 3.7 million tons. He added that corn has not ...

Source: Zol