Russia: Regions of the North Caucasian Federal District can double vegetable production through land reclamation

The regions of the North Caucasus have the potential to double the volume of vegetable production, including through the reclamation of agricultural land. This opinion was expressed at the plenary meeting of the Caucasus Investment Forum (CIF) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, JSC Firm "Agrokompleks" named after N.I. Tkachev, ex-Minister of Agriculture of Russia (2015-2018) Alexander Tkachev. “The republics of the North Caucasus today produce 13 million tons of grain, 12 million tons of oilseeds, 1 million tons of meat, 1.5 million tons of vegetables, more than 1 million tons of fruit - over the past seven years this is a triple jump [in production volumes]. <... > There are priorities that need to be developed here, in the Caucasus, that have great prospects: not only to satisfy domestic demand in the country, but also outside it <…> Today you are already 20% of Russia’s “garden.” “We need to invest further in this direction, we need to engage in land ...