Ukrainian R&D institute in collaboration with the community offers the system of rotation of crops for growing quality agricultural product

In contemporary agricultural sector, numerous sorts of crops are being grown intensively within the same square of ground during many years. In many ways, it is connected with the deficit of productive soils. Re-utilization of the same squares leads to degradation of soils and their quality in particular. To cope with such problem, many countries of the world try to batten soils with different types of chemical additives, i.e. pesticides, fertilizers etc. However, these efforts also frequently result in degeneration of quality of the soils needed to grow crops. Unlike many countries, Ukraine does not face the issue of the soil deficit, and therefore can provide crop areas for agricultural production. Thus, it is possible to provide the business partner with a square of ground for producing particular types of crop without neglecting the quality of soil. Therefore, the Ukrainian R&D institute together with the local community offers using its soils under the system of rotation of crops. In order to control the changes of the humus content of the soil and to prevent narrowing thereof to the level of the soil degeneration, the institution offers the method of eight-stage rotation of soil with the constant augmentation of the humus table in the soil based on the transformation of the organic material into the soil. For the period from 5 to 30 years, the humus content of the soil augments from 0,1 to 1,0 units when the eco-friendly production is being used. The application of such system provides the possibility of growing one single type of crops on the same square of ground which in its turn is the most profitable for the business. The following types of soil contain the optimal humus table: ordinary deep black soils - 4 – 6% (144 – 216 t a.i. ha), Southern black soils – 2,5 – 3,5 % (97 – 126 t a.i. ha and dark brown alkaline soils – 1,5 – 2, 7 % (59 – 105 t a.i. ha). The R&D institute is looking for investors to develop the technology via financial agreement and is also interested in completing manufacturing agreement with companies eager to partake in growing crops with the help of system proposed.