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Central district
The Central Federal District of Russia includes 17 oblasts (regions): Belgorodskaya, Branskaya, Vladimirskaya, Ivanovskaya, Voronezhskaya, Kaluzhskaya, Kostromskaya, Kurskaya, Lipezkaya, Moscovskaya, Orlovskaya, Razanskaya, Cmolenskaya, Tambovskaya, Tverskaya, Tulskaya, and Yaroslavskaya. The total sown area of the District is about 14 million ha. Cereals —wheat and barley— occupy 40% of the crop area, followed by fodder crops 32%, potato 6%, sunflower 5%, and sugar beet 4%. Most of the arable land in the District (78%) belongs to large agricultural enterprises or agro-holdings, 12 % to farmers, and 10% to households. The District produces 19% of the cereals, 51% of the sugar beet, 16% of the sunflower, 30% of the potato and 23% of the vegetables in the nation. The Central District is responsible for 33% of the current fertilizer use in Russia, with an average NPK rate in 2007 of 52 kg/ha that is substantially higher than the average rate for the whole Russia (32 kg/ha). The leading regions in fertilizer application are Lipezkaya (99 kg/ha), Belgorodskaya (85 kg/ha), and Kurskaya (68 kg/ha), where cereals are grown.
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Crop production in Central Russia
A brief description of the sown area, fertilizer applications and crop production in the Central District of Russia.
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IPNI program in Central Russia
IPNI will concentrate its program in the most developed regions of Central Russia such as the Lipezk, Belgorod and Moscow oblasts. Projects will be organized in cooperation with leading research institutes and local industrial agro-holdings. Agronomists from the agro-holdings will be educated regarding the basic 4Rs of Fertilizers Best Management Practices. Regional achievements in conservation tillage and precision agriculture will be taken into consideration when designing field experiments. The development of nutrient decision support system for wheat, barley and rapeseed is planned. Extension activities are planned with the participation of agronomists from industrial agro-holdings, local crop advisers, and experts from agricultural extension centers.
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