One hundred percent provision with own potatoes in the Komi Republic is a completely solvable task. Yuri Lobunov, an analyst at the consulting company GSA, Forbes columnist, expressed this opinion on the Expert Club portal.
“Last year, the agriculture of the Komi Republic grew 55.4 thousand tons of potatoes. Based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Health – 90 kilos of potatoes per person per year – then the population of the republic needs 72.3 thousand tons. That is, now the republic is already provided with its own potatoes for 76.6%,” the expert noted.
Citing open statistics, Yuri Lobunov emphasized that potato yields in the republic have increased by an incredible 51.8% since 2019. In 2020, Komi surpassed the average yield in this indicator for the first time since 2013 both in the North-Western Federal District and in Russia as a whole.
“Expanding the area under crops and increasing the yield, no doubt, will make it possible to reach the milestone indicated by the head of the region. And, of course, Vladimir Uyba made the right emphasis: behind the impersonal” increase “,” growth “,” expansion “is the daily work of people who work for food security of the country,” the professional analyst concluded.
Recall that during the direct line, the head of the Komi Republic called everyone who works in the agricultural complex warriors. Because they fulfill a defense order, because they work for food security. He confidently stated that, “Komi will provide itself with 100 percent organic potatoes,” especially in the face of sanctions.
“This year, an additional 276.4 million rubles were allocated to support the industry. In general, this year the agro-industrial complex of the region will receive about 1.4 billion rubles, which is 38 percent more than a year earlier,” Vladimir Uiba cited the data.
The head of the rural settlement “Izhma” Bernat Smetanin also expressed his opinion on the platform of the “Expert Club” regarding the forecasts of the Head of Komi.
“In the conditions of the Far North, our farmers are really real warriors. Supporting our own production, especially during tough sanctions, is a very right and necessary thing. But we must also not forget about the infrastructure of villages and villages in which there is production. The presence of roads, water supply and high-quality electricity are factors for the preservation and development of agriculture in the countryside and in the countryside,” said Bernat Smetanin.
