From 2025, large agricultural holdings of Ukraine plan to sow cotton in Ukraine on an industrial scale

Published 2024년 5월 8일

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Ukraine is set to begin demonstration plantings of cotton this year, with plans to start large-scale cultivation by 2025, as announced by Stepan Chernyavskyi, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy. This initiative, which is being supported by international companies like 'BAER', 'BASF', MeyAgro TukhumSuluk and Corteva Agriscence who will provide cotton seeds for free, is aimed at revitalizing Ukraine's agricultural sector. The main cotton-growing region will be Odesa, and the trial cultivation will allow for the evaluation of crop yields, potential pest issues, and economic viability.

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In Ukraine, this year, cotton will be planted on demonstration fields, and from 2025, large agricultural farms plan to grow this crop on an industrial scale. Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy Stepan Chernyavskyi reported this, the Ukrainian Information Service writes. It should be noted that recently the Verkhovna Rada voted for draft law No. 10427-1, developed and initiated by Stepan Chernyavskyi, "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Distribution of Cotton Varieties in Ukraine." The document provides for the introduction of cotton cultivation procedures in Ukraine. The main region of its concentration should be Odesa. International companies "BAER", "BASF", MeyAgro TukhumSuluk and Corteva Agriscence agreed to give cotton seeds to farmers for free. As for the plans, this year, probably already this week, when the soil temperature will be at 15 degrees, we will sow demo fields - demonstration fields, this is trial ...

Source: Agropolit