Climate change encourages Ukrainians to change traditionally grown crops to exotic ones

Published 2021년 2월 28일

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Ukrainian farmers are responding to climate change by experimenting with new and non-traditional crops. The changing climate has brought about unprecedented weather conditions, leading farmers to shift their focus to crops that are more suited to the current climate and require less irrigation. These crops include spices, legumes, amaranth, exparcet, flax, hemp, sweet potatoes, berries, fruits, and even grapes. The increase in the number of hot days due to global warming is also providing farmers with the opportunity to grow exotic plants.

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Climate change is pushing Ukrainian farmers to develop new crops and create niches that are unusual for our country. According to Olga Trofimtseva, Development Director of Epicenter-Agro, non-traditional crops will soon occupy a significant share in the production structure of Ukraine's agro-industrial complex. This was reported by Kurkul.com with reference to Thepage.ua. Ms. Olga said that Ukrainian farmers will be forced to change the structure of sown areas, and breeders - to develop new hybrids and varieties of crops that are traditionally grown in Ukraine (wheat, rye, corn, sunflower). "In 2020, Ukrainian farmers faced an unprecedented challenge - due to the gradual change in climate, the winter was abnormally warm and snowless, and spring - quite dry. The southern regions of the country were particularly affected. But farmers were not confused and began to grow crops that are not typical for Ukraine, for example, spices (saffron, thyme, marjoram) and legumes (chickpeas, ...

Source: Superagronom