Economy of vegetable growing of the Russian Federation in modern conditions

The financial and economic crisis of the last four or five years and the economic sanctions imposed on our country have had a positive impact on the development of national vegetable production, in particular, and agricultural production in general. There is a slight increase and stabilization of the gross harvest of vegetables. Greenhouse vegetable growing is developing dynamically. The area under winter greenhouses is growing by 10-15% every year, and the gross harvest of vegetables in protected soil exceeded a billion tons last year. The level of import of vegetables has sharply decreased, to 1 billion dollars, and exports of products have grown by two or three times. Unfortunately, the weak point in the industry is still seed production; the dependence on seed imports is high – up to 25%. Import substitution for seeds is slower than for vegetable products. At the same time, there is both scientific and production potential for successful national seed production. The plan has been developed to improve the situation by 2025.