Prospects and trends in the development of the vegetable growing industry

Today, vegetable growing is one of the branches of crop production, which is given special attention in the framework of the state agrarian policy, since it is an important part of the country's food complex. The purpose of the study is to analyze the current state of vegetable growing in open and protected ground in the Russian Federation Вестник аграрной науки, 3(102) 2023 DOI: 10.17238/issn2587-666X.2023.3.161 162 and the Oryol region, to identify the main problems and directions for the future development of the industry. To date, more than 70% of vegetable production is produced by households, peasant (farmer) households and individual entrepreneurs. In recent years, there has been an increase in the gross production of vegetables, mainly due to an increase in crop yields. The implementation of the planned course of the state agrarian policy in the industry made it possible to reduce the volume of imports of vegetable products by 19 times in 2021 compared to 2015. However, the volume of vegetable consumption per capita in the Russian Federation still remains below the recommended norms for a healthy diet. As part of the study, trends in the development of vegetable growing in the Oryol region were analyzed and it was found that the growth in vegetable production in the region was achieved by increasing the area under vegetables. The state of greenhouse production of vegetables in the region for 2022 was considered and its concentration in large agricultural organizations of the Bolkhovsky, Novosilsky districts and the Orlovsky municipal district was established. The calculations of the authors established the complete self-sufficiency of the region in greenhouse vegetables, covering the population's need for their consumption.