“We plan to sow 20 million hectares, like last year. But we are sowing practically in sand in the hope that it will rain.”

Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut urged people to go to church and pray for rain as the persistent lack of precipitation puts the sowing of winter wheat at risk.

  • awwwyissss@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I guess the 600,000 sacrifices in Ukraine don’t count since they were sacrificed for greed and blind nationalism instead of rain.

    • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      No, that’s not nearly enough, tell them they need to sacrifice another 10m but they’ll have perfect crop yields.

      Just tell them they have to be sacrificed on the Russian soil in question.