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Agriculture in the Far East region of Russia faces a significant challenge due to excessive soil moisture, leading to crop losses. Although current farming technology on agro-meliorative ridges with a 1.4-meter distance between furrows has helped combat this problem, vegetable yields remain low at 100-120 tons/ha, with high labor costs at 4.9-5.2 person-hours/ton. To address this issue, the Far Eastern Department of the Russian Research Institute for Agriculture has developed a unified technology that utilizes a 5.4-meter wide complex of machinery to improve vegetable crop yields by 15.0-57.1% and labor productivity by 64.2%.
According to recent data from the Russian Research Institute for Agriculture, the excessive moisture of soil is one of the major difficulties in obtaining high yields of vegetables in the Far East region [4]. This moisture often leads to the complete destruction of crops. To combat this problem, farmers have turned to agro-meliorative ridges with a distance of 1.4 meters between furrows. This technology has helped to reduce excessive moisture and improve crop yields, but the results are not satisfactory, with vegetable yields remaining low at 100-120 tons/ha, and high labor costs at 4.9-5.2 person-hours/ton.
To address this challenge, the Far Eastern Department of the Russian Research Institute for Agriculture has developed a unified technology that utilizes a 5.4-meter wide complex of machinery to improve vegetable crop yields and labor productivity. The new technology has been successfully tested on agro-meliorative ridges measuring 180 cm in width in the Far East region, and the results have been impressive. Vegetable crop yields have improved by 15.0-57.1%, depending on the crop type, and labor productivity has increased by 64.2%.
The new machinery has also helped to reduce energy and fuel costs, making it a cost-effective solution for farmers. This new technology is a significant breakthrough for the agriculture industry in the Far East region, as it addresses the primary issue of excessive soil moisture and significantly improves crop yields while reducing labor costs.
The Far Eastern Department of the Russian Research Institute for Agriculture has developed a new technology that utilizes a 5.4-meter wide complex of machinery to improve vegetable crop yields and labor productivity on agro-meliorative ridges. This new technology has shown promising results in the Far East region, with vegetable crop yields improving by 15.0-57.1% and labor productivity by 64.2%. This breakthrough technology will benefit farmers in the region by reducing labor costs, increasing yields, and lowering energy and fuel expenses.
