The season of picking and harvesting sweet paprika has started in Transcarpathia

Published 2020년 9월 25일

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The village of Velyka Dobron in Ukraine is known for its large-scale cultivation of sweet red paprika, with many residents, including the couple Parasti and Gabor, growing it across 15 acres. The paprika is sun-dried and ground for use in local cuisine, with the couple planning to harvest 250 kilograms this year. However, the coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted the market, reducing the price from 150 hryvnias to 70 hryvnias per kilogram. Despite the challenges, the sense of tradition and community in the village continues to inspire.
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The village of Velyka Dobron in Transcarpathia is the heart of growing a special sweet red paprika in Ukraine. Pepper is grown here in almost every home. The season of harvesting and harvesting this valuable vegetable has now begun. This was reported by zakarpattya, writes agronews.ua. Mr. Gabor and Parasti are well over 70 years old. They live together, the children have long gone abroad. Every September, their garden is full of red paprika. The couple plants at least 15 acres of land with it. To cultivate all these vegetables, the family wakes up at dawn. “We start working when there is no sun. We wake up at three o'clock in the morning, work until noon, then rest and then work with paprika until almost night. This is very hard work. Paprika is planted in late May and harvested in September. Then it is strung on a special thread (150 peppers each) and put to dry in the sun. It is important that there is no bad pepper on such a thread. You see, even such a small damage can ruin ...
Source: AgronewsUA

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