The lack of quality seedlings is holding back the expansion of stone fruit areas in the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine

Published 2024년 10월 18일

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The Vinnytsia region in Ukraine has seen a surge in stone fruit cultivation, with an increase in planting area, particularly for sweet and sour cherries. This growth is predominantly driven by farmers such as PSP Luch, PH RIA, and OOO Fedorovskoye. However, the expansion of this segment faces challenges, as highlighted by Serhiy Boychuk of the Vinnitsa Sadvinprom Association. These challenges include the scarcity of high-quality domestic planting material due to bureaucratic issues and the complexities of certification, leading to a reliance on imported materials. Additionally, Ukrainian nurseries are lagging behind their European counterparts in innovation, both in terms of the variety of plants and the quality of planting material.

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In recent years, the cultivation of stone fruits has been seriously developing in the Vinnytsia region (Ukraine): the area is growing annually, mainly due to sweet cherries and sour cherries, EastFruit reports. Serhiy Boychuk, head of the Vinnitsa Sadvinprom Association, notes: “We see great potential for these crops. For example, sweet cherries and sour cherries are planted by PSP Luch, PH RIA and OOO Fedorovskoye. The latter imported Polish planting material. Although mainly Italian ones come to us.” Read also: How did Ukrainian farmers manage to make money this season? At the same time, in an interview with the magazine “Ukrainian Gardening”, Boychuk also names the factors that are holding back the development of the stone fruit segment – the lack of domestic high-quality planting material due to bureaucratic obstacles – the complexity of certification and certification. “When the demand for stone fruits ...

Source: Eastfruit