The President of Transnistria announced a disaster due to drought
An unprecedented drought has led to a catastrophic situation in the agriculture of Transnistria.
President of the PMR Vadim Krasnoselsky stated this at a press conference in Tiraspol, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“In addition to the pandemic, agriculture was hit hard. Old-timers don't remember such a drought since 1946. Let me remind you that in 46-47 of the last century there was drought and famine. People were dying of hunger. From July 2019 to August 2020, we had virtually no rain. This is a catastrophe. Our trees are drying up, not to mention our wheat. There is no “under the skin” water, it is gone. Plus frosts on the soil, which also negatively affected the harvest,” said the head of state.
“This year we collected only a third of the grain. Grain, corn, and stone fruit crops suffered greatly,” Krasnoselsky said.
According to him, agriculture is an extremely important segment of the PMR economy.
“For the first time since the existence of Pridnestrovie in 2019, the export of agricultural products exceeded the export of electricity. This says a lot. Of course, we do not receive as much taxes and income from exporting agricultural products, but this is a trend. A very positive trend,” the president explained.
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