Southern farms are changing technologies due to the rising cost of fertilizers and fuel.

In southern Ukraine, farmers are forced to revise their methods of work due to the rising prices of fertilizers and fuel. Logistical difficulties, high gas prices, and unstable supplies make mineral fertilizers increasingly less accessible. Farms are looking for ways to reduce costs without risking the crop. At the same time, new technologies and biofertilizers offer the opportunity to partially compensate for the shortage of resources. This was reported by Yevgeniy Domaratskyi, Deputy Director of the Odesa Breeding and Genetic Institute of the National Center for Seed Science and Plant Variety Examination, as reported by News.LIVE. Even favorable moisture does not remove the main problem of the agricultural sector—the high cost of mineral fertilizers. Due to logistics, rising gas prices, and periodic supply disruptions, farmers are forced to reduce fertilizer doses and look for alternatives. However, there is a limit to savings: a lack of nitrogen or phosphorus immediately ...