How to recover from dependence on foreign selection
President Putin called dependence on foreign selection in the agricultural sector the Achilles heel. At a meeting with representatives of the agro-industrial complex in the Stavropol region, the head of state noted that it is necessary to decide how much to import so that the harvest does not decrease.
“This is such an Achilles heel in our agriculture. While there is no own base, the dependence remains. And this is one of the serious technological keys. Therefore, here we need to ensure that we provide for ourselves,” Putin said. — The question is the ratio of how much to allow to be imported so that nothing falls when the required harvest volumes are reached. And how to set the dynamics of supporting your own producers. There must be a ratio.»
Recall that at the present stage Russia is a leading exporter of certain types of agricultural products, but at the same time we import raw materials, such as seeds and feed crops.
After 1990 's, many Soviet developments in the field of grain production were lost or forgotten. All seed funds were destroyed after the collapse of the USSR. The country's agricultural sector has almost completely switched to seeds from abroad. Meanwhile, Russia has its own seeds — varietal. Hybrids come to us from other countries. Varietal seeds are cheaper, they are available, but their yield is low.
Meanwhile, according to experts, seed production of domestic seed production will increase by 15-30% by the end of 2024, and by 2027 it is planned to to a level of self-sufficiency of at least 75% for seeds of a number of crops.