An experimental project for cotton cultivation has been launched in the Mykolaiv region, initiated by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. Demonstration fields totaling approximately 3,000 hectares have been established across the region. Seven agricultural enterprises and the Mykolaiv Agrarian University are participating in the project, reports the Baltimore Chronicle with reference to MicVisti.
According to Olena Piskun, Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, a similar experiment was conducted last year in the Odesa region. The results obtained, including technological maps and cost data, were shared with Mykolaiv’s agricultural producers. Piskun noted that cotton is considered a promising and highly profitable crop with significant potential.
As part of the spring sowing campaign, 76,000 hectares in the region have already been planted with spring cereals such as barley, peas, oats, and spring wheat. Technical crops, including flax, coriander, and sunflower, cover 10,000 hectares. Vegetable crops such as onions, carrots, and beets have been sown on 3,000 hectares, while potatoes occupy 6,000 hectares.
Overall, in 2025 it is planned to sow 725,000 hectares of spring crops. Of this, 175,000 hectares are allocated for cereals, 500,000 hectares for technical crops, about 30,000 hectares for potatoes and vegetables, 3,000 hectares for melons, and 16,000 hectares for forage crops.
Olena Piskun also reported an increase in vegetable crop areas by 5,000 hectares compared to last year, indicating growing interest in these crops. At the same time, a trend of reducing sunflower planting areas has been observed, attributed to unfavorable weather conditions last year that negatively impacted the crop’s yield.
This year, Mykolaiv’s farmers plan to sow over 1.4 million hectares, which approaches the figures recorded before the full-scale war began in 2022, when 1.5 to 1.6 million hectares were sown annually.
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