Crimean farmers have finished harvesting rice

CrimeaPRESS reports:

The Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea, Andrei Savchuk, announced that Crimean farmers have finished harvesting rice.

“White Gold” managed to preserve two enterprises in the Nizhnegorsky and Krasnoperekopsky districts on a little more than 340 hectares. After the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station there was no time to think. The farmers, representatives of the State Committee for Water Resources and employees of our ministry got their bearings with lightning speed and worked as a team. At Sturm Perekop LLC, for example, the head of the enterprise and the chairman of the State Water Resources Committee quickly developed an algorithm of actions in such non-standard, one might say critical, conditions. During the first 24 hours after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, the rice paddies were “sealed”, the water was looped so that there were no leaks, retaining structures were installed on the discharge canals, and they were covered with soil. As a result, more than 220 hectares of rice were saved. Despite this difficult situation, the crop yield is high. On average, about 90 centners per hectare. Let me remind you that this year two enterprises harvested the varieties “Patriot”, “Khazar”, “Regul” and “Polevik”, which have proven themselves well in our Crimean conditions— quotes the press service of Andrei Savchuk.

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