In Ukraine, buckwheat sowing areas are shrinking: will Ukrainians face a shortage of groats

Large agricultural holdings in Ukraine have completely abandoned buckwheat cultivation. Due to the lack of state support, it is mostly grown by small farmers and medium-sized farms. This was reported by Serhiy Hromoviy, the executive director of the International Buckwheat Association, to UNIAN. "One-third is cultivated by individual farmers. These are simply peasants who sow buckwheat in their gardens. There is an old woman, she has a hectare of garden – there is buckwheat, rye, potatoes, or something else. And she changes these proportions every year. Another third are small farmers with 50-200 hectares of land, and the last third are medium-sized farms," explains the expert. However, due to the lack of state support, Ukrainian farmers are constantly reducing buckwheat sowing. But the volume of the harvest, the collection of which is ending, under normal consumption conditions, should be sufficient to meet the needs of the population. So there will be no deficit. "The harvest is ...