Putin was shown a prototype of a robotic tomato harvester in the Stavropol Territory. per day it will be able to collect 4.5 tons of tomatoes, while a person can only collect 1.2 tons.
It is planned that such industrial combines will appear in a year and a half. Earlier, Putin said that Russia has become the fourth country in the world in exporting agricultural products, with revenues of $43.5 billion. The President also emphasized the need to ensure growth in tomato production in Russia.