The production of peanuts in Bulgaria has decreased 20 times

Published 2021년 9월 28일

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Bulgaria's peanut production has seen a significant decline, with the cultivation area reduced by 95% to 10,000 decares, compared to the height of the industry in the 1980s when the country accounted for 65% of Europe's peanut cultivation area. Despite the reduced scale, Bulgaria continues to be a key producer of high-quality garden peanuts, renowned for their taste and lack of aflatoxins, a problem often found in imported peanuts. These native Bulgarian varieties are sought after in countries like the United States and Italy. The Institute of Plant and Genetic Resources (IRGR) in Sadovo is playing a pivotal role in seed production and selection of these peanut varieties. The institute is also spearheading the mechanized harvesting of peanuts, with plans to establish an association of garden peanut growers to support and facilitate the investment in peanut harvesters for farmers.

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The production of Bulgarian peanuts has decreased 20 times, and if some time ago they were grown on 200,000 decares, now only 10,000 decares are occupied with this crop. In the 80s of the twentieth century, 65% of the areas with peanuts in Europe were in Bulgaria. And the production reached 80% of the European level, it became clear during the Open Day of the Garden Peanut at the Institute of Plant and Genetic Resources (IRGR) "Konstantin Malkov" - Sadovo. The village is the only place in Europe where seed production and selection of peanuts is carried out. Our country is the northern border for growing culture, but it grows well in our country. In the distant 1896 the peanut arrived in Bulgaria and was sown in the Plovdiv village of Kurtovo Konare on an area of 8 decares. Konstantin Malkov, the patron of the Garden Institute, took up the spread of this new culture and his work succeeded. People in the municipality of Sadovo have been growing peanuts since 1902 - six years after ...

Source: Agronovinite