A significant part of organic vegetable products in Ukraine are pumpkin, zucchini, and other melons

Published 2021년 3월 26일

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An online conference, "Organic Vegetable Business: Prospects 2021," was held on March 18, bringing together experts and business owners to discuss the state and future of organic certified vegetables and greens in Ukraine. The country had 50 organic vegetable producers as of 2020, covering 134 hectares and producing 2945 tons of organic vegetables, predominantly pumpkins, zucchini, and other melons. The conference highlighted the challenges faced by the organic vegetable sector, including lack of knowledge, inadequate consumer awareness, and lack of state control against pseudo-organics. The event was supported by the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Business Development Project and Switzerland's development of trade program, focusing on the organic and dairy sectors in Ukraine.

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The real situation and business prospects for organic certified vegetables and greens were discussed during the conference "Organic Vegetable Business: Prospects 2021", which took place on March 18 in online format. This is a traditional March conference that has been gathering practitioners, experts, consultants and newcomers to organic production for several years in a row. Ukrainian and European experts and owners of organic business shared their experience about organic in Ukraine, problems and advantages of the business on organic vegetables, Infoindustria news agency reports with reference to UHBDP. As of the end of 2020, according to the certification body Organic Standard, there were 50 vegetable producers in Ukraine, cultivating an area of about 134 hectares. According to the results of 2020, 2945 tons of organic vegetable products were produced in Ukraine, almost 50% of which are pumpkins, zucchini and other melons. Vasyl Shukalovych, a leading specialist and coordinator ...

Source: Infoindustria