Ukraine: Areas under hazelnut in Lviv region increased six times

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Published Jan 11, 2024

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In 2023, gardeners in the Lviv region increased the area of nut crops by 10.6%, the largest increase in the past 5 years, with hazelnut plantations becoming a trend of the year. The industrial cultivation of nuts in the region is engaged in by 25 economic entities, with 65% of the area occupied by walnuts and 35% by hazelnuts. Amid increased resource prices, there is a need to optimize production and reduce costs, as demonstrated by the use of agricultural drones in the Kyiv region and efforts to detect landmines in agricultural fields through technology.

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During 2023, gardeners in the Lviv region increased the area of nut crops by 10.6%. This is the largest indicator of area expansion over the past 5 years. In past years, the annual increase varied between 1-2%. During the period 2019-2023, the area of nut plantations in farms of all categories increased by 14.8%, the department of agro-industrial development of the Lviv Regional State Administration reported. The establishment of hazelnut plantations in the region became a trend of the year, as the area of its cultivation increased 6 times. Half of the new hazelnut areas were planted with the help of state grant support "Svoi Sad" under the YeRobota program, said the director of the department, Tetyana Hetman. Lviv Oblast accounts for 6.7% of the total area of nut crops in Ukraine. According to operational information of the department, in the farms of all categories, the area of plantations of nut crops in the current year is 1,340 hectares, of which 90% of the area is occupied ...

Source: Landlord