Ukraine: due to climate change, the yield of vegetables and fruits in the south has increased by 15-20%

Yields of vegetables and fruits in the south of Ukraine increased by 15-20%, in addition, many crops can be harvested earlier, which makes it possible to get 2-3 crops per season, it became possible to grow more heat-loving crops. This was reported by AgroPortal. "The climate in Ukraine is changing even faster than global warming in the world," said Tetyana Adamenko, head of the agrometeorology department at Ukrhydrometcenter. "If the average global temperature rise today is 1.1 ° C, in Ukraine this figure reaches almost 1.5 ° C, and over the last decade the air temperature in our country has risen by 2 ° C." It is noted that the climatic conditions in the Kherson region are already similar to the subtropics, and local farmers are well aware of this, who had to adjust the list of products grown in favor of more heat-loving crops. 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 ...