Russia: Potato harvest in the Ivanovo region increased by almost 20% in 2023

Published Nov 10, 2023

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Farmers in the Ivanovo region of Russia have harvested 23.4 thousand tons of potatoes, a 19.4% increase compared to the previous year. This rise is mainly due to the expansion of potato planting and the support provided by the state to farmers through the "Development of Vegetable and Potato Growing" project. Furthermore, subsidies totaling 6.1 million rubles were given to support potato production, with plans to increase support to 10.7 million rubles in the coming year. In addition to potatoes, the region also achieved a record yield of grain and leguminous crops in the past 25 years, with a total of 194 thousand tons harvested.

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tons of potatoes, which is 19.4% more than a year earlier. This is due to an increase in the area under potato planting and the provision of state support to farmers, the press service of the regional government told TASS. “Agricultural enterprises and farms in the region have completed the harvest of potatoes. Farmers of the Ivanovo region collected 23.4 thousand tons of potatoes, which is 19.4% more than last year. The increase in the gross harvest of potatoes is associated with an increase in the area planted - by 1. 6% more than in 2022, as well as by providing producers with state support within the framework of the federal project “Development of Vegetable and Potato Growing,” the press service said. The regional government added that the total amount of subsidies paid to farmers who grow potatoes in 2023 amounted to 6.1 million rubles. The funds went to support production, elite potato seed production, and agrotechnological work. It is expected that next year the volume of ...

Source: Kvedomosti