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The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) is preparing a draft decision to address the critical dependence of member states on imported seeds and planting materials for various agricultural plants. The list includes corn, alfalfa, vegetables, melons, fruit crops, sunflowers, rapeseed, safflower, sugar beet, and sainfoin. The highest dependence is seen in greenhouse vegetable production, which is 100% reliant on imported seeds. The dependence is lower for fruit tree seedlings, but domestic seedlings of good quality are in high demand and their production is increasing. However, Russia faces challenges in seed production, such as the complexity of the seed business, lack of financial resources for greenhouse construction, and limitations in climate suitability for seed production. Experts believe that Russia will find it difficult to catch up with developed countries in agricultural crops, despite significant investments.
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The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has prepared a draft decision of the EEC Council "On the list of agricultural plants in the territories of the Eurasian Economic Union member states that are critically dependent on the import of seeds and (or) planting material." So, according to the document, these include: corn, alfalfa, vegetables and melons, winter rye, fruit crops, sunflowers, rapeseed, safflower, sugar beet and sainfoin. As Agroinvestor was told in the Agricultural Subsidies Department of the EEC Agroindustrial Policy Department, the document was drawn up based on the results of consultations with experts from authorized bodies for further consideration at the EEC Board and the EEC Council. The provision with seeds of vegetables in open ground is about 50%, says the head of the Fruit and Vegetable Union Mikhail Glushkov. “Unfortunately, we have poorly developed selection in all areas, and the companies that are engaged in it can be counted on one hand,” he commented to ...
Source: AgroInvestor
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