Climate change increases fruit and vegetable yields by 15-20% in Ukraine

Published 2020년 12월 9일

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Farmers in southern Ukraine have seen a significant increase in the yield of vegetables and fruits, with a 15-20% rise due to early ripening caused by climate change. The summer of 2020, which was the driest in the past 150 years, has led to the successful cultivation of crops typically found in subtropical climates, such as jujube, almonds, pomegranates, bananas, figs, and various citrus fruits. However, farmers face challenges such as protecting their crops from heat, drought, and lack of snow, and managing irrigation. With the climate changing faster in Ukraine than globally, there are plans to cultivate more expensive exotics in the region.

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Farmers note that the yield of vegetables and fruits in the south of Ukraine has increased by 15-20% due to early ripening: from now on cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce and garlic can be planted and harvested earlier. The driest summer of the last 150 years in the summer of 2020 proved the feasibility of adapting jujube, almonds, pomegranates, bananas, figs and various citrus fruits in the south of Ukraine. This was reported by agroportal, writes agronews.ua. Climate change is particularly felt by farmers. Farmers must protect their crops and plantations from heat, drought, lack of snow in the fields, take care of irrigation or the transfer of greenhouse products in the open ground. As in the Kherson region, where climatic conditions are already similar to the subtropics, and this is well known to local farmers, who had to adjust the list of products grown in favor of more heat-loving crops. "Ukraine's climate is changing even faster than global warming. If the average global ...

Source: AgronewsUA