Monday 16 September 2013

Ukraine hopes to cash in on massive corn harvest - FT.com

Ukraine hopes to cash in on massive corn harvest - FT.com:

"Fifty years ago, inspired by a visit to the US cornbelt, Nikita Khrushchev’s grand plan to grow corn across the Soviet Union resulted in devastating crop failures and food shortages. Today, however, in one ex-Soviet state, his vision may be realised.
This year, Ukrainian farmers are harvesting their largest corn crop, and as Serhiy Didyk, who farms on the steppes of central Ukraine, said: “Khrushchev’s dream of producing vast quantities of corn on our land is finally becoming reality.”"

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