Prospects of protected ground in Russia

Abstract

The article analyzes the current state and prospects of protected ground development in the Russian Federation based on the data of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Federal State Statistics Service. The indexes of production of vegetable crops in different regions of the Russian Federation are given. The problems, which are holding back the greenhouse business, are discussed. The possibilities of increasing the area of protected ground and vegetable production are shown.

Keywords

• protected ground
• greenhouse production
• vegetables
• tomato
• peppers
• lettuce