Damascus-Sana
The Ministry of Agriculture indicated that the objectives of the national project for producing potato seeds are to cover the increasing demand for potato seeds for the two “super Elite Elite” stages to achieve self-sufficiency for farmers at low prices in addition to raising the productivity of the agricultural sector and ensuring food security, noting the importance of the project in dispensing import and providing foreign exchange and breaking a monopoly Some external companies prevent entry of portable pests with imported seeds and secure job opportunities for farmers.
In its memo on the project, the Ministry clarified that the SANA Economic Bulletin received a copy of it that the positive impact of the project is to support the national economy by increasing the income of rural families and contributing to eliminating unemployment and securing an additional financial source during a short period of time and increasing seed production locally, which contributes to reducing its cost and thus Reducing the price of food potatoes in the local market.
The ministry pointed out that the stages of seed production using tissue culture include the laboratory stage and the stage of greenhouses, open fields and the stage of network homes, which is the most important stage in the production of seed potatoes from the rank of "super elite" free of viral diseases.
As for the economic feasibility of the project's stages, the Ministry confirms that the total cost of the seedling stage locally is no more than 2.5 million Syrian pounds per year, while the savings achieved for this stage reach more than 57 million pounds.
The cost of producing potato drums in the greenhouse stage does not exceed 17.5 million pounds, while this stage achieves savings of more than 192 million pounds. The total cost of producing potato seed locally during the network homes stage "Super Elite" is only 7.5 million pounds, indicating that the total The cost of sowing in the event of import amounts to 22.5 million pounds, and thus the savings achieved at this stage reach 15 million Syrian pounds.
The Ministry expected that around 245 tons of seed potatoes will be produced in the order of super elite during the current year at a cost of only 300 thousand pounds per ton and according to the cost of import, the value will reach 220 million pounds based on the price of imported tons 900 thousand pounds. In 2021 about 1345 tons will be produced To achieve a savings of 807 million pounds, bringing production in 2023 to 3720 tons, providing more than two billion pounds.
While the ministry expects, during the phase of the open fields, "Elite", to produce 3750 tons during the year 2022 at a cost of 750 million pounds, with a saving value of 2.62 billion Syrian pounds.
Samia Youssef
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