SUNFLOWER THROUGH THE EYES OF GROWERS IN POLAND

Pico Agriviet

Probably few expected that the sunflower would conquer our Polish fields on such a scale and at such a fast pace. Until now, it was rather a marginal crop, and suddenly 2022 came and sunflower inflorescence shields were visible all over Poland. We would like to remind you that according to the data of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture, as much as 64,771 ha were sown with this species this year, while in 2021 it was 19,518 ha, and previously only a few thousand. ha. We talked to a representative of farmers’ organizations and growers about growing this plant, how they perceive the nuances of agricultural technology and the so-called production bottlenecks. Everyone agrees that cultivation is easy and undemanding, but its profitability is a big question mark. A look at the whole of Poland …