Ukraine: The areas under flax in Mykolaiv Oblast increased thousands of times during the war

Published 2024년 7월 21일

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Farmers in Mykolaiv have increasingly turned to niche crops like flax, mustard, and coriander in response to the challenges of a full-scale invasion and low prices for traditional crops such as wheat and barley. The area dedicated to flax has expanded from 5 to 8,000 hectares, mustard from 738 to 5,000 hectares, and coriander from 3,000 to 3,200 hectares. Although these increases are significant, they remain small relative to the region's total arable land of over 1.5 million hectares. This trend reflects a strategic shift by agricultural enterprises to explore new avenues for development and profitability.

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This was reported to Ukrinform by the director of the department of agro-industrial development of Mykolayiv OVA Olena Piskun. "Mykolaiv farmers have dramatically increased the cultivation of such niche crops as flax, mustard and coriander. Let's say, if only 5 hectares were sown in the flax region before the full-scale invasion, then in 2024 - already 8 thousand hectares," said Piskun. According to her, the situation is similar with mustard: in 2021, it was 738 hectares, and now it has become 5 thousand hectares, and the cultivation of coriander has grown from 3.0 to 3.2 thousand hectares. She also noted that compared to the area of arable land that is currently in the region (which is more than 1.5 million hectares), these are still insignificant amounts. "But they testify that our agricultural enterprises are looking for additional ways for their development and profit. Even before the war, we tried to convince farmers to grow niche crops, but they hesitated. And now, ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua