Growing sesame in Ukraine brings up to 70 thousand UAH / ha of profit, - the expert

Published 2021년 10월 24일

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The article highlights the potential of sesame seed cultivation in Ukraine, with profitability reaching up to 700% and net profit around 70,000 UAH / ha. The Askanian State Agricultural Research Station is experimenting with growing sesame in the arid steppe of Ukraine, with plans to expand from a 30 m2 experimental plot to 5 hectares. Due to the high demand for sesame seeds in Ukraine for oil production and the confectionery and baking industry, it is more profitable than growing wheat. However, the lack of special equipment for peeling the seeds is currently preventing profitable sales. The station is also working on developing a new variety of sesame that is more resistant to drought, temperature fluctuations, and seed weathering.

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One of the most promising niches in agriculture in Ukraine is the cultivation of sesame seeds. Profitability reaches 700%, and net profit is about 70 thousand UAH / ha. The Voice of Ukraine writes about this. The Askanian State Agricultural Research Station of the Institute of Irrigated Agriculture of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is engaged in experiments on growing sesame in the arid steppe of Ukraine. Nine years ago, the first experimental plot for growing sesame with an area of only 30 m2 was created in the Kherson region. However, today it is growing by 5 hectares of field. And the forecasts for the harvest are not bad, - said the deputy director of the research station Vera Konovalova. But why sesame? "The calculation is simple: every year more than 20,000 tons of this seed are imported to Ukraine from Kazakhstan, India, Pakistan, etc. for oil production and for the needs of the confectionery and baking industry. And it costs almost 100 thousand UAH / t. ...

Source: Superagronom