On March 11, farms in the Chernivtsi region began planting early potatoes to be grown under agrofibre, the press service of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration reported on Facebook.
“Thanks to favorable weather conditions, farms in the Vyzhnytsia region are planting potatoes of the ultra-early Riviera variety, though under agrofibre,” the post reads.
According to the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration, the region’s annual gross production of potatoes is more than 650 thousand tons, and vegetable crops – more than 250 thousand tons. The main producers of vegetables and potatoes in the Chernivtsi region are private households, which account for 99.7% of the total regional crops.
The area of these crops in 2025 will remain at the level of last year, namely 35.9 thousand hectares for potatoes and 14.6 thousand hectares for vegetables and melons.
“Sowing of vegetables and potatoes in the open field in the region will begin in late March and early April,” the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration said.
