the UN has said about the threat of a “biblical famine” in the world because of the pandemic coronavirus. In developing countries – primarily African (Africa besides suffered invasion of locusts). But can the hunger affect Russia? To explain the situation, we asked the Professor of the Timiryazev agricultural Academy Igor Abakumov.
– No hunger, we will not, we have a huge agricultural areas. Such that it will withstand any weather anomaly. The biblical famine that scare the UN happened when all the crops were eaten by locusts. In Russia it is not fly away. It is expected that in the world to the current 800 million hungry people will added another 150.
– We would be closer to Russia, what are the prospects?
– we Have a problem of malnutrition or starvation is not worth it at all. The question is availability. Can be physical accessibility and economic inaccessibility. If the products will start to go up.
But if we get low yields, they will start to go up!
– While there is no reason to say that we will raise a low yield. Where did you get? 60% of Russian regions have already begun sowing campaign. She is progressing well and ahead of 2-3 weeks to last year. Spring in many regions came earlier.
the country’s Needs in food are closed for some food?
– Entirely on pork, grain (whole range, including cereals), poultry meat. ‘ve been eating our potatoes, the only thing that from February to June, imported from North Africa – but it is not going anywhere – new potatoes. Do not provide yourself to only milk and dairy products. There are issues with the beef that we import more than we produce ourselves.
Let the pork and chicken will be people, and burzhuina – beef. What kind of hunger can be a speech?!
incidentally, we Have not yet fully mastered this “garden,” as the Crimea. And this granary, and sanatorium. Only the “second bread” we can take two crops a year.
But bottlenecks in the agricultural sector is likely to eat?
– Tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers. We have significantly increased the area of greenhouses, modern greenhouse complexes. But without imports is not cost.
the Main problem for the villagers – no virus-free seed stock. 100 % import from Europe. And that, given the dollar is very expensive. At the time, domestic seed production was destroyed. But to restore this industry, we can not, hands do not reach.
Import seed negates all of our agricultural conquest! If they closed us distribution channels, then…
To some extent I agree. For 15 years we are talking about the need to restore this industry. But without large public investment is not enough. While the movements gostate in the creation of a domestic seed stock is not observed.
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