In the Rivne region, as part of the 2022 sowing campaign, the areas where spring wheat and buckwheat are to grow have been increased. This was reported by the media company Suspilne.
According to Nadiya Perekhodko, head of the agro-industrial development department of the regional military administration, the sowing campaign is almost complete as of early June, and the area under crops has not decreased compared to last year. We are talking about cereals, winter and spring wheat. 40,000 hectares were sown with sunflowers, which is no less than last year.
“Potatoes and vegetables were planted in sufficient quantities. All sown areas have not been reduced, and spring wheat has been increased. Now some people are sowing late crops – buckwheat, the area of sowing and buckwheat will be increased, ”says Nadiya Perekhodko.
The regional military administration appealed to farmers to increase the area under food crops.
“” This is to cover the needs of those regions that today will not be able to sow these crops in the projected amounts, “- added the official.
Nadiya Perekhodko clarified that in the last few years the areas of heat-loving crops such as sunflower, soybean and corn have been increased in the western regions. This year in the Rivne region also increased the area of crops for borscht set.
The RSA clarified that 420,000 hectares were sown in the spring field campaign, 180,000 of which were spring cereals and legumes. In second place in area – potatoes, it planted more than 70 thousand hectares of land. In third place – soybeans, then – sunflowers, sugar beets and vegetables.