Over 1 million hectares of agricultural land mined in Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts

OLESKII PAVLYSH – MONDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2023, 15:37

Over 1 million hectares of agricultural land remains mined in Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts.

Source: Taras Vysotskyi, First Deputy Head of the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, in the national 24/7 newscast

The situation concerning mined areas in Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts, which were occupied by Russians, remains complicated; over 1 million hectares of territory is mined there.

 "These territories can be divided into two types. The first one is the area where the frontline used to be, which corresponds to 80-90% of mined land.

The second type shows a lower percentage of mined land. There is a plan to sow these lands. But it is sadly impossible to sow those 200-300,000 hectares near the collision line this year," Vysotskyi explained.

Agrarians are getting ready to sow the land it was impossible to sow with winter crops earlier, among other things due to adverse weather conditions, in the spring.

 "At the moment we are witnessing the decrease of international prices on mineral fertilisers. This is the factor, which should also help us sow the territories that were not sown in autumn, in spring. We must at least sow as much land as in 2022", the Minister added.

Vysotskyi also stated that at the moment, one of the key tasks of the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food is to work out a mechanism of granting agricultural sector employees postponement from military conscription.

 "We do realise that agricultural workers are in most cases also very valuable for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

It is hard, but we will need to find a compromise between facilitating the work of the agricultural sector and support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," he summed up.

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