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Seed potatoes from Belarus to be planted in Tajikistan

Published Mar 18, 2021

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Tajikistan plans to import over 1,200 tons of high-quality seed potatoes and grain seeds from Belarus and Russia this year to develop potato cultivation. Last year, the country imported over 526 tons of potato seeds from Russia. The agriculture ministry aims to increase the potato sowing area to over 70,000 hectares, which could potentially result in a harvest of 1.4 million tons. This expansion will involve converting land previously used for cereal and fodder cultivation.
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This year, it is planned to import more than 1000 tons of high-quality seed potatoes from the Republic of Belarus and more than 200 tons of grain seeds from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Tajikistan. According to NIAT "Khovar" the head of the Department of Seed Production and Breeding Achievements of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dzhurakhon Azizov, in order to develop potato growing in the country last year, 526 tons of potato seeds of high-quality varieties were imported from the Russian Federation to Tajikistan - "Moskovsky-56", "Moskovsky -39 "and" Mironovsky-808 ". Of this amount, 350 tons were distributed to the dekhkan farms of the Khatlon region, districts of republican subordination, the rest was sent to other regions of the country. "Also, by 2020, due to the organizations of development partners from the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, 135.5 tons of potato seeds of the first grade" Picasso "were received, of which 77.5 tons were ...
Source: Eastfruit
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