Market Report, "Gardening in Ukraine", Published
The growth rate of gardening in 2012 was six percentage points lower than in 2011. The revival of gardening as a subsistence activity witnessed in 2011 reversed in 2012, with the practice of growing one's own plants proving to be unprofitable for small households. It was found to be cheaper to buy imported goods grown with the help of large amounts of growing media and fertilizers, which reduce their net cost, and this consequently made Ukrainian products uncompetitive.
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