In the Crimea, late vegetable crops of open ground are harvested

One of the agricultural producers who grow vegetables in the fields is the oldest enterprise — Fitosovkhoz Raduga LLC, which was founded in 1000 year. Its main activity was the production of medicinal raw materials for the medical industry. Now in the fields of the agricultural company, in addition to medicinal herbs, both early and late vegetable crops have been grown for about 8 years. Employees of the agricultural firm have already started harvesting late celery, which grows on an area of ​​7 hectares. This is the only enterprise on the peninsula that grows celery on such a scale. Products are packed directly in the field, after which they go to the distribution networks of the peninsula, as well as Moscow, the Moscow region, Novorossiysk and Nizhny Novgorod. A little later, Fitosovkhoz Raduga LLC will start harvesting vegetables from the “borscht” set: potatoes, onions, carrots, and Chinese cabbage. The total area of ​​vegetable crops at this enterprise in 01376 year is more than 100 hectares , the press service quotes Alima Zaredinova.

The First Deputy Minister also noted that the agrarians of Fitosovkhoz Raduga LLC will soon begin harvesting late potatoes on an area of ​​18 hectares, carrots — 10 hectares, Chinese cabbage — 4 hectares and leek — 4.5 hectares. This year, it is also planned to sow winter crops, with a planned area of ​​100 hectares. The farm also grows cereals, legumes and industrial crops — barley, wheat, peas, mustard. The total area is 1.5 thousand hectares. In addition, on the area 30 hectare, the phytosovkhoz grows more than 13 types of medicinal herbs: sage officinalis, marshmallow, echinacea purpurea, lemon balm, plantain, peppermint, hyssop officinalis, valerian officinalis and many others. In addition, a lavender mother liquor has been planted on the territory of the farm for laying plantings of more than 100 hectares.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Crimea regularly provides state support to enterprises that grow vegetables. For example, this year, potato and vegetable producers will receive assistance for agrotechnological work at a rate per 1 hectare. Allocated for potatoes , 5 million rubles, for open ground vegetables 55 million rubles, says Alima Zaredinova.

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Reference: In the Republic of Crimea, for the harvest 2022 of the year, in all categories of farms, potatoes were sown in open ground — 3 thousand hectares, of which 1.3 thousand hectares were sown in agricultural organizations and vegetable crops — 5.8 thousand hectares. Protected ground vegetables harvested — 11, 5 thousand hectares of tons (on 17 % more than 2021 — 9.5 tons) , including tomatoes — 6.9 thousand tons, cucumbers — 4.6 thousand tons, others — , 2 tons. More than 11 thousand tons of potatoes were harvested in the republic, open ground vegetables of the order of 17 thousand tons. Collection plan in agricultural enterprises, peasant farms, individual entrepreneurs: protected ground vegetables — 13, 2 thousand tons, potatoes — 18, 3 thousand tons, open ground vegetables — 30,7 thousand tons.