INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Scientists at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on Thursday revealed a brand-new approach to cultivate potatoes in domestic settings,
the state-run RIA Novosti news firm reported.Researchers at the St
Petersburg Federal Research Center, a branch of RAS, developed the technique, which comes as the country faces a possible potato lack and
increasing prices.Nikolai Semchuk, a senior researcher at the Novgorod Research Institute of Agriculture, told RIA Novosti that, The
brand-new technique does not need expensive reagents or specialized farming equipment.We have developed a technique that safeguards potato
roots from infections, allowing potatoes to grow in homes, homes or dachas, he continued.Semchuk did not supply information about the method
itself, but stated that it allows for adequate amount of potato development over brief periods.Potato prices soared by 85% in 2024,
according to Kommersant, citing market insiders.Some areas have stopped exporting potatoes after the increase in rates and a reported potato
shortage.Russia started allowing duty-free imports of potatoes from friendly nations in January, in reaction to a possible nationwide
shortage.In April, Duma Deputy Boris Chernyshov recommended that the state momentarily regulate the market price of potatoes.The Agriculture
Ministry told the state-run TASS news company that potato imports have more than tripled considering that the start of the year, reaching
548,000 heaps, with Egypt and China acting as the main providers.
