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In Ukraine, farmers use less than 10% of certified seeds

Ukraine
Published Dec 23, 2021

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Ukraine is one of the last in Europe in terms of the use of certified certified seeds with a rate of about 5-8%. This was stated by Doctor of Economics, Head of Investment and Logistics of the National Research Center "Institute of Agrarian Economics" Alexander Zakharchuk. "For the annual sowing of 15-16 million hectares of grain crops, it is necessary to have about 2.3-2.5 million tons of seeds of new high-yielding varieties and hybrids.

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According to scientists from the Institute of Agrarian Economics, Ukraine needs 0.6-0.8 million tons of spring seeds and 1.7-2.0 million tons of winter grain seeds, including more than 10 thousand tons of basic seeds, 400 thousand tons of basic seeds and up to 2.0 million tons of certified seeds, "the expert said. According to him, the average European use of certified seeds reaches 50%. For example, in Poland it is 18%, in Germany - 43%, and in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark the level of certification reaches 75-90%. The scientist noted that domestic farmers use mainly seeds, which in the world is called Farm Saved Seed, ie their own seeds grown by farmers alone. About 90% of it in Ukraine. You do not need to pay royalties for such seeds - selection payments are paid, which do not exceed 50% of the royalties. This does not apply to hybrids, but only plant varieties: wheat, barley, other cereals, soybeans, potatoes. There are enough of these seeds in Ukraine, but a significant ...
Source: Agrobusiness
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