About 530 thousand hectares to be cultivated this spring
Economy | AgricultureUlaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. This year, about 530 thousand
hectares of areas will be cultivated for crops, including 389 thousand hectares
for grains, 66 thousand hectares for fodder plants, 49 thousand hectares for
oil plants, 17.9 thousand hectares for potatoes, 9.6 thousand hectares for
vegetables, and 7.0 thousand hectares for fruits and berries.
Agrarian enterprises have a reserve of 39 thousand tons of
wheat seeds for cultivation. Agriculture Promotion Fund and the National
Emergency Management Agency have a reserve of 8 thousand tons of seeds and 14-15 thousand tons of elite wheat varieties are planned to be imported.