How Can Farmers Protect Their Crops From Pests?

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Many farmers are hoarding their stock piles. A fifth of storage facilities have been damaged in a tack or liein rution occupied territories. As this new harvest comes in now, the government reckons that ukrane will lack about ten to 15 million tons worth of suitable storage. But long term, what does the future look like for ukranes farmers?

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