The revival of regional vegetable seed production is already underway in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia

The production of vegetable seeds of Russian selection on an industrial scale was discussed by experts in Chelyabinsk The Ministry of Agriculture of the Chelyabinsk Region discussed the possibility of avoiding import dependence in the production of vegetable seeds through the development of regional industrial seed production. A representative of the South Ural breeding and seed-growing company Heterosis Selection spoke about his potential in this area. The enterprise can provide its seeds to vegetable farms for reproduction in industrial volumes. In the Chelyabinsk region, as well as throughout Russia, since the 1990s, a situation has gradually developed when vegetable growing enterprises mainly used imported vegetable seeds - cabbage, carrots, and beets. Therefore, the issue of import substitution has ripened in the industry. At the same time, as experts note, in the related industry - potato growing - a good base has been developed for the production of our own seed potatoes. ...