Interest in pumpkins of Ukrainian selection has increased in the world

Published 2024년 12월 6일

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Oksana Sergienko, an expert advisor to the Institute of Vegetable and Melon Growing, has identified Khmelnytskyi as having potential for pumpkin cultivation due to its rich soil and increasing global demand for pumpkin seeds. However, the ongoing war has halted pumpkin cultivation in regions such as Odesa and Zaporizhzhia, forcing growers to shift to the west, particularly the forest-steppe and Polissya regions. The chemical composition of Ukrainian pumpkin seeds has led to a surge in global interest, making it crucial for Ukraine to resume pumpkin farming to meet this demand.

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There is considerable potential for growing pumpkins in Khmelnytskyi. In addition, recently, interest in pumpkin seeds has been growing all over the world, said Oksana Sergienko, an expert advisor to the Institute of Vegetable and Melon Growing. This is reported by "Suspilne Khmelnytskyi". According to the expert, interest in pumpkins of Ukrainian selection has increased on the world market due to the rich chemical composition of the seeds. However, due to the war, the regions that used to grow pumpkins stopped cultivating this culture. "Many areas of Odesa and Zaporizhzhia regions are not ...

Source: Agrotimes