Individual farms in Kyiv region and Sumy region will grow more niche crops

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Published Mar 15, 2024

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STOV 'Peremoha', a farm in the Kyiv region, plans to increase its flax cultivation from 40 to 160 hectares this year, according to the head of the farm, Mykola Malienko. The farm, which grows a variety of crops including wheat, soybeans, and barley, also plans to grow niche crops in the Sumy Oblast, focusing on more expensive crops with lower logistics costs. Despite having 1,300 hectares of land under cultivation, the farm faces challenges such as lack of funds, high resource costs, and logistics issues.

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STOV "Peremoha" in the Kyiv region plans to increase the area of oilseed crops this year of flax from 40 to 160 hectares. Mykola Malienko, head of the "Peremoga" gas station, told about this, The Ukrainian Farmer magazine writes. "Last year we sowed oil flax and got very good results in terms of profitability. This culture is so promising that we plan to increase the area under it from 40 to 160 hectares. I hope that we made the right decision," said Mykola Malienko. In general, the farm grows a wide range of crops - up to 10 varieties of wheat and 7-8 varieties of triticale. Also, in the farm's crop rotation, there are seed crops of soybeans, peas, linseed, oats, barley and some other crops. Niche crops are also planned to be grown in Sumy Oblast, writes Suspilne. Yury Shapovalov, the chief agricultural agronomist in the Sumy Oblast, says that this year they plan to sow sunflowers, as well as grow those crops that are more expensive, and logistics costs are lower. "This year we ...

Source: Superagronom