Ukraine: Watermelons will not be sown in the Kherson region this year

Published Mar 17, 2023

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Due to the presence of mines and shelling, the sowing campaign will not begin in the Kherson region this year. However, watermelons will still be grown in the region. The sowing will instead take place in the Odesa region and part of the Kirovohrad region. Small farms in Central and Western Ukraine will plant red beets, carrots, and potatoes. Many small farms are increasing their acreage for vegetables to prevent shortages and reliance on imports, as imports increase the price of goods like onions.

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This year, the sowing campaign will not start in the Kherson region due to mined fields, but Ukrainians will have watermelons. Dmytro Solomchuk, member of the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy, told exclusively to Novina.LIVE where they will be grown. "Unfortunately, in the Kherson region, most of the territories are mined, the fields are hit by shells, it takes time to clear the mines. But the Odesa region, part of the Kirovohrad region, will sow onions, watermelons and melons," said Solomchuk. But red beets, carrots and potatoes will be planted in Central and Western Ukraine. According to the people's deputy, this year many small ...

Source: Agroconf