Alexander Tkachev and the Head of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia Rashid Temrezov have launched the work of wholesale distribution and seed selection and production center on the basis of "Firm hammer". The center is equipped with advanced equipment. The production capacity of new breeding and seed centre has a capacity of 10 thousand tons of seeds per year and can meet up to 20% of the needs in the seed regions of the North Caucasus.

"Big yields start with good quality seed. The launch of the centre will help to ensure the region's farmers, the domestic seed adapted to the climatic peculiarities of the North Caucasus", - said Alexander Tkachev.

According to the Minister, the new enterprise will specialize in the breeding of grain and oilseeds. Application in sustainable agricultural production to local conditions crops will further increase the yield, which this year in the North Caucasus Federal district regions averaged 43 kg/ha, exceeding the Federal rate of 43%.

It is important to note that in addition to breeding and seed work, the center also provides an impressive space for storage of grain.

"Our plans for further increase of grain harvest and other crops also involve increasing capacity for storage of the collected products. Wholesale distribution center, which we saw today, can accommodate up to 120 thousand tons of grain at a time. This is an impressive figure for a given region", - said Alexander Tkachev.

The Minister also stressed that the creation of a breeding and wholesale distribution contrassegna is active government support. Refund 20% of the cost of creating breeding centers will reduce the import of seeds is almost 2 times by 2020.

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