On the issue of niche crops using cotton, mung beans, sorghum, etc. as examples, a scientist spoke.

Climate change is already quite evident and has been reflected in the list of cultivated crops. Over the past 20 years, the structure of crop production has changed significantly. This opinion was expressed by Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Vladyslav Cherchel, a professor at the Institute of Cereal Crops of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, during the round table "The Most Profitable Crops in 2026: What Should Farmers Grow?", organized by the All-Ukrainian Farmers' Congress, writes SuperAgronom.com. The scientist noted that if in the 1980s, for example, sunflower was mainly sown only in the south of Ukraine and a little in the central part of Ukraine, now it is sown in all regions. "And this is our trouble, by the way. This leads, in particular, to an increase in drought phenomena. Because the restoration of the soil water balance occurs only in the 4th or 5th year after sunflower. This is especially important for the south," he noted. But he stated that for ...