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The article highlights the discussion by Sergey Lupekhin, president of the Union of Potato and Vegetable Producers, at the "Magnit and agribusiness: partnership in the interests of buyers" forum. He addressed the issue of potato variety diversity in Russia, mentioning that while the country has a diverse range of 500 potato varieties, only 20 are commonly used due to their foreign origin. Lupekhin emphasized the government's goal to increase self-sufficiency in seed materials to 75% by 2030, including potatoes, and the extension of a federal program to develop domestic selection, which has led to the registration of nearly 40 new potato varieties. However, Lupekhin noted that reaching 50% domestic selection use is a challenge. Additionally, he discussed the decrease in potato harvest in household plots over the past 20 years, as reported by Rosstat, and suggested that retail chains consider supporting domestic producers to sell their surplus.
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There are about 500 varieties of potatoes in the state register of breeding achievements, more than half of them are domestic, but the most popular are only 20 varieties, and all of them are of foreign selection. Sergey Lupekhin, president of the Union of Potato and Vegetable Producers, spoke about this during the forum “Magnit and agribusiness: partnership in the interests of buyers” organized by Agroinvestor. According to him, at the end of last year, a law on seed production was adopted, its main articles come into force this year. “We all have to adapt to new conditions <...>. The Russian government is very much concerned about the availability of seed material for producers. To this end, it was decided to increase self-sufficiency in seed materials for some crops to 75% by 2030, and up to 50% for potatoes,” Lupekhin said. For the development of domestic selection in 2018, a corresponding federal program was adopted, it was extended until 2030, he recalled. Thanks to her, ...
Source: AgroInvestor
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