The extension of the product embargo provides an excellent opportunity for Dagestan's participation in the solving of problems of import substitution, the head of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, said.
"Dagestan has great potential, which will give us an opportunity to find our niche in agricultural production, providing not only Dagestanis with agricultural products but also Russians in other regions of the country," he said.
The head of the region also said that more than 21 thousand hectares are occupied by fruit-bearing orchards. By 2020 it is planned to double the area of perennial orchards and to increase the gross yield of fruit and berries, Interfax-South cited Abdulatipov as saying.
