Everything can be grown in the Kuban, Russia, even peanuts and bananas

Published Sep 17, 2021

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The Krasnodar Territory in Russia, a key area for rice cultivation and wine production, has faced natural disasters this summer, leading to significant losses in crops. Hail and heavy rainfall damaged vineyards, potentially reducing grape harvest by 15-20%, and rice paddies were flooded. Despite these setbacks, the rice harvest is expected to match last year's levels. The region is seeing an increase in agricultural insurance to mitigate losses, with the government covering half of the premium costs. Despite the challenges, the region remains resilient and is working towards self-sufficient peanut and trout production, and expanding wine production to meet national demands.

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The Krasnodar Territory, where about 75% of Russian rice is grown and more than a third of all vineyards in the country are located, this year has been hit by natural disasters three times. According to experts and the authorities, despite the bad weather, the volume of the rice harvest will be kept at the level of last year, but the loss of grapes may be from 15 to 20%. The deputy governor of the Krasnodar Territory, who oversees the agro-industrial block, Andrey Korobka, told TASS why the Kuban is planning to establish import substitution of peanuts and trout, is it possible to grow coffee here, how much wine the region should produce in order to provide the country. - Andrey Nikolaevich, the summer in the Krasnodar Territory was not the most comfortable, if we talk about weather conditions: hail fell on the region, several times there were heavy downpours with flooding. How did this affect the crop yield? - This year, the bad weather began in early summer: on the territory of ...

Source: Kvedomosti