The director of "Genesis": The margin for seed selection in the South reaches 60%
Published Nov 13, 2025
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The CEO of the company "Genesis," Nadezhda Vereshchak, discusses the development of domestic sunflower seed breeding and the stress resistance of hybrids and the industry.
Domestic sunflower seed breeding is developing confidently: Russian hybrids are winning the trust of farmers with their quality, and new varieties demonstrate high productivity even in conditions of severe drought. Nadezhda Vereshchak, CEO of the company "Genesis," which is engaged in sunflower seed breeding, told RBC Krasnodar about varieties in demand by farmers, opportunities to increase the yield of domestic seeds during unfavorable weather periods, and the prospects for growth in the Russian seed market.
"How do you assess the pace of import substitution of seeds? Can we say that the country's farmers, and particularly those in the South, are succeeding in this work?"
"The pace is very fast, and there are many domestic seeds on the market. This year, I asked various farms what they have been sowing in their fields over the last two years, and all those surveyed named..."
Domestic sunflower seed breeding is developing confidently: Russian hybrids are winning the trust of farmers with their quality, and new varieties demonstrate high productivity even in conditions of severe drought. Nadezhda Vereshchak, CEO of the company "Genesis," which is engaged in sunflower seed breeding, told RBC Krasnodar about varieties in demand by farmers, opportunities to increase the yield of domestic seeds during unfavorable weather periods, and the prospects for growth in the Russian seed market.
"How do you assess the pace of import substitution of seeds? Can we say that the country's farmers, and particularly those in the South, are succeeding in this work?"
"The pace is very fast, and there are many domestic seeds on the market. This year, I asked various farms what they have been sowing in their fields over the last two years, and all those surveyed named..."
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The CEO of the company "Genesis" Nadezhda Vereshchak talks about the development of domestic sunflower seed breeding and the stress resistance of hybrids and the industry Domestic sunflower seed breeding is developing confidently: Russian hybrids are winning the trust of farmers with their quality, and new varieties are demonstrating high productivity even in severe drought conditions. Nadezhda Vereshchak, the CEO of the company "Genesis," which is engaged in sunflower seed breeding, told RBC Krasnodar about varieties in demand by farmers, opportunities to increase the yield of domestic seeds in adverse weather periods, and the prospects for the growth of the Russian seed market. "How do you assess the pace of import substitution of seeds? Can we say that the country's farmers, and in particular those in the South, are succeeding in this work?" "The pace is very fast, and there are many domestic seeds on the market. This year, I asked various farms what they were sowing their ...
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