The Pyaditsa United Territorial Community of Kolomyia District, Ivano-Frankivsk Region, decided to create an agrohub and grow blueberries. This was reported by the press service of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration.
“The preparation of a project to create an agricultural production training and production base in the village of Malaya Kamenka is carried out jointly with specialists from the Development Agency of UTR Prikarpatye.
The project is planned to be implemented as part of the 10th regional competition of projects and programs for the development of local self-government: component 4 “Implementation of the DOBRE Program,” the report said.
A drip irrigation system will be equipped on the basis of the agricultural hub on the land plots of UTO, which will allow the cultivation of high-margin (with high added value) crops. At the meeting, they decided to plant Canadian blueberries (blueberries) on 16 hectares allocated for this. land.
“The implementation of this project will ensure the Pyaditskaya GTR with a considerable economic effect. In particular, there will be high self-employment of the population, additional seasonal jobs will be created, additional revenues to the budgets in the form of personal income tax, land payments and other payments will appear, ”the department said.