Some aspects of the sustainable development of vegetable and potato production in the siberian regions

Issue № 6, 2021, article № 8, pages 62-70

Language: Russian

Original language title: НЕКОТОРЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ ОВОЩЕВОДСТВА И КАРТОФЕЛЕВОДСТВА В СИБИРСКИХ РЕГИОНАХ

Keywords: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, VEGETABLE GROWING, POTATO GROWING, VEGETABLES, POTATOES, PRODUCTION, ACREAGE, CONSUMPTION, INNOVATION, PRODUCT QUALITY

Abstract: Potatoes and vegetables are important food items for humans. The current production volumes of these products do not meet the needs of residents of the Siberian regions in accordance with the recommended medical standards. The lack of its own vegetable products and potatoes is covered by imports from countries near and far abroad, but the incoming products are not always of proper quality in terms of the content of nitrates, pesticides and other harmful elements, which can harm the health of the population. The situation needs to change, namely, it is necessary to increase the consumption of vegetables and potatoes to the level of the recommended physiological norms of consumption, while providing the population with useful, high-quality products. The article considers the current state of vegetable and potato production in the Siberian Federal District for 2015-2020. The comparison of the fund of consumption and production of vegetables and potatoes is made. Studies have shown that most of the production is concentrated in the personal subsidiary farms of the population, which distinguishes our country and the Siberian regions in particular from developed countries. In our opinion, for the sustainable development of vegetable and potato growing in the region, achieving food independence for vegetables and potatoes in the Siberian Federal District, it is necessary to increase the production of these products in large agricultural organizations, which will increase the commercial production of vegetables and potatoes of proper quality. To do this, it is necessary to actively introduce innovative technologies for the production and processing of vegetables and potatoes, to bring new knowledge to agricultural producers. It is important to revive domestic seed production in order to provide the industries with high-quality seeds of vegetable crops and potatoes adapted to local conditions, which will allow achieving import substitution.

Authors: Ozhogova Olga Viktorovna, Stadnik Anatolii Timofeevich