Climate change allows farmers in the Kherson region, Ukraine to harvest two vegetables each

Published 2020년 12월 11일

Tridge summary

Climate change has led to an early ripening of vegetables and fruits in southern Ukraine, resulting in a 15-20% increase in yields. The country's climate is changing faster than the global average, with air temperature rising by 2° C over the past decade. This has allowed farmers to plant and harvest crops earlier, and adapt to drier conditions by focusing on more drought-resistant crops. However, the increasing temperatures are also posing challenges for farmers, such as the need for more water for irrigation. Experts warn that up to half of the world's plants may disappear by 2050 due to inability to adapt to new climatic conditions.

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Original content

Yields of vegetables and fruits in the south of Ukraine increased by 15-20% due to early ripening: due to climate change, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce and garlic can be planted and harvested earlier. This was reported by AgroPortal. It is noted that the driest summer of the last 150 years in 2020 showed the feasibility of adaptation in the south of Ukraine jujube, almonds, pomegranates, bananas, figs and various citrus fruits. Climate change is particularly felt by farmers. Farmers must protect their crops and plantations from heat, drought, lack of snow in the fields, take care of irrigation or the transfer of greenhouse products in the open ground. As in the Kherson region, where climatic conditions are already similar to the subtropics, and this is well known to local farmers, who had to adjust the list of products grown in favor of more heat-loving crops. "Ukraine's climate is changing even faster than global warming. If the average global temperature increase today is 1.1 ° ...

Source: Agrobusiness