Tomsk farmers to purchase up to 30% of seeds by 2025

** Tomsk farmers face severe seed shortages in 2025 **

Hey there! Let's dive into the agricultural woes that Tomsk farmers are currently grappling with. The harsh reality is that these hardworking folks will need to purchase around 20-30% of their grain seed for the upcoming growing season. It's a challenging situation, to say the least!

Following excessive fall rains in 2024, many small farmers were unable to recover, leaving them no choice but to rent their land to neighboring farmers. That's quite the predicament, isn't it?

Speaking of seed shortages, Gennadiy Sergeenko, Director of AO "Dubrovsko," a farming cooperative in the Kozelevo district, revealed that around 70% of their grain needs are met. However, they're still grappling with a critical pheasant grain deficit. In fact, they'll need to purchase approximately 30% of their grain seed to keep up with the demands of the 2025 season.

Complicating matters further, around 50% of the seeds in the Tomsk region could potentially be contaminated with harmful pathogens, according to Sergeenko. In a rather unfortunate first for AO "Dubrovsko," they were unable to sow winter grains in 2024. For 2025, they plan to sow around 10,000 hectares of spring grains - that's a 2,000 hectare increase compared to the previous year.

"We're proactively purchasing seed and securing funds to remedy our seed stock," Sergeenko explained. "We need to purchase around 20% of our seed - that deficiency is critical this year."

Meanwhile, Paruyr Yavrumyan, Director of the "Belostok" agricultural production cooperative in the Krivoshinsky district, highlighted that seed damage from fall rains was particularly severe in peas. Oats and barley have also been impacted, but their supply of wheat seeds remains strong. They've graciously offered to share their wheat seed with fellow farmers who are in need.

Last year's heavy rains in August and September resulted in a state of emergency being declared for the region during harvest season. The measure aimed to assist farmers by offering support programs. Unfortunately, the average grain yield for the region dropped to 21.4 centners per hectare, significantly lower than the expected 25 centners per hectare.

Despite the gloomy scene, it's essential to keep an eye on local climate advisories and regional agricultural bulletins for the latest updates in Tomsk. After all, knowing is half the battle, right? Stay tuned for more information!

Gennadiy Sergeenko, the Director of AO "Dubrovsko," revealed that they will need to purchase around 20% of their grain seed for the 2025 growing season due to critical seed shortages.
In the 2025 season, AO "Dubrovsko" plans to sow around 10,000 hectares of spring grains, which represents a 2,000 hectare increase compared to the previous year.
Around 30% of the grain needs for the upcoming 2025 season remain unmet by Gennadiy Sergeenko and AO "Dubrovsko," which could potentially lead to more challenges in addressing the critical seed shortages.