Hand Lack: In Finland, 2 million tonnes of strawberries in the fields in the fields of war in Ukraine rot

Now Finnish farmers have paid attention to Thai workers who will replace Ukrainians in strawberry fields. Finland is experiencing a lack of labor from Ukraine, which can cause the loss of two million tons of strawberries in the fields. The reason, according to local farmers, is the Russian-Ukrainian war and adverse weather this year. About it reports the Finnish news portal Yle. The observers visited the Alanteen Tila farm in Pimio, where about 250 tons of strawberries are harvested every year.

But this year, almost a quarter of the whole crop remained in the field, as the farm is experiencing a sharp lack of workers who came from Ukraine for the most part. "All summer we were looking for workforce, both collectors and sellers, and I heard that many entrepreneurs have said how difficult it was to find employees," says Alanteen Tila Aarni Aarni Aarni. There is not enough labor, because of this, up to 15% of the strawberry harvest in the country will remain in the fields.

However, according to the executive director of the Association of Gardeners and Berries Miaika Ilomaki, the situation is still not as catastrophic as it may seem at first glance, because every year some year Percentage of strawberries remains in the fields. Meanwhile, Finnish farmers are actively looking for Ukrainians in their fields. As potential strawberry harvesters can be workers from Thailand.

According to Entrepreneur Teresa Koyvistoin, Thai have experience in such hard work, but their design as a employee is a hires Power takes more time. "Additional paper red tape, bureaucracy . . . Thais have experience in similar hard work because they have previously been engaged in harvesting forest berries. Ten years ago, Thai worked and proven themselves well. They are very hardworking, "the entrepreneur said.