Novovorontsov Community Explores Medical Cannabis for Economic Revival

The Novovorontsov community in the Kherson region is considering the possibility of growing medical cannabis as a way to revive the region's economy.

Andrii Seletskyi, head of the Novovorontsovska CBA, told TSN about this in an interview.

Due to the war, the community's population has halved, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for local farmers to make money. According to Seletsky, this year's farmers' income barely covered their expenses, and the situation is complicated by the abolition of the land tax.

In order to find alternative sources of income, the community, along with the Kherson Regional State Administration, is studying the legal framework and documents required for legal cultivation of medicinal cannabis.

"We need to do what others have not yet decided to do," says Seletskyi.

More than 200 farms operating in the Kherson region have received almost UAH 60 million in subsidies from the state.

In addition, farmers working in such conditions received additional support in the amount of UAH 1,000 and UAH 2,000 per hectare, respectively. In total, more than 190 farmers in the region received about UAH 105 million in financial assistance under this program.

In 2024, the area of sown land in the de-occupied part of Kherson region tripled due to the demining of 71% of agricultural land. Farmers have sown more than 153 thousand hectares of land in the de-occupied territories of Kherson region. They have already harvested about 190,000 tons of grains and legumes, 23,000 tons of rapeseed, 38,000 tons of sunflower, 15,000 tons of potatoes, 57,000 tons of vegetables, and 22,500 tons of watermelons and melons.

Earlier, farmers in Kherson and Beryslav districts were among the first to receive nearly a hundred modular granaries from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Андрій Колісніченко