Bulgaria: Sesame is a more profitable crop than sunflower and canola

Published 2024년 10월 23일

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Farmers in Bulgaria and Romania are facing challenges due to climate change, leading to difficulties in cultivating soil and inconsistent seed germination, with low sunflower yields indicating the need for change. Ivan Dragushev and Dimitar Bonin from Semenarska kashta Sadovo are advocating for the cultivation of alternative crops like walnuts, hazelnuts, and soybeans, or sesame and peanuts, which are more drought-resistant and require fewer synthetic fertilizers and water. These crops are seen as a solution to the effects of climate change on agriculture.

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Today, the agricultural sector is under severe pressure from climate change. Farmers not only in Bulgaria, but also in Romania and other countries, are facing serious challenges - difficulties in cultivating the soil, inconsistent seed germination and poor yields. This year is an indication to farmers that something needs to change after the country's low sunflower yields became clear. Is there an alternative and what is it? Agri.BG spoke with Ivan Dragushev and Dimitar Bonin from Semenarska kashta Sadovo, during BLACK SEA OIL TRADE 2024 - an event that took place in Bucharest on October 15, organized by UkrAgroConsult. Adaptation and alternatives: the way is only forward "We have all witnessed the devastating impact of climate change on the agricultural sector. It has become extremely difficult to work, to cultivate the soil, to have proper germination and well-ordered crops. All over Bulgaria, and also in Romania, the situation with sunflower yields is tragic, and this leads to ...

Source: Agri