The farmers of Karachay-Cherkessia (KCHR) by 2022 plans to equip the drip irrigation system more than 1400 hectares of agricultural land, said the Minister of agriculture of the Republic Anzor Botashev.

"In connection with a bookmark of gardens of intensive type in the Republic has increased the need for the development of the system of land reclamation. In particular, the farm "Michurinsky" with a 2019 in the framework of the project the relevant project plans to conduct reclamation work in the area of 1 thousand hectares, 300 hectares a year," said Botashev.

According to him, the company "agrarian and industrial complex "Elbrus" in the period 2018-2021 years intends to equip the drip irrigation system for 100 ha, the last year such work the company has conducted on the area of 99.5 hectares.

"The company "Gardens of Karachay-Cherkessia", also implements the investment project for laying of the orchard, in the spring of this year held a reclamation of 40 hectares, in the fall plans to equip irrigation system another 66 hectares In 2017, reclamation work was conducted on an area of 103 hectares," - said the Minister.

According to the Ministry of agriculture of Karachay-Cherkessia in the framework of the program of import substitution in the Republic in 2017 and early 2018 inherent 279 acres of gardens of intensive type, to the end of the year it is planned to establish more than 160 hectares.