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Potatoes are the new currency in Yakoruda - one of the poorest home municipalities. In order to have something to put on their table, people in these lands are increasingly running to exchange natural products, BTV News reports.
One of the supporters of this practice is Mustafa. He spends hours by the roadside, hoping that one of the passengers will stop to buy environmentally friendly products from him.
If people can't offer him money, he agrees to barter. Ultimately, this would also help to diversify the family menu. The man offers honey, jams, yellow cheese, cheese, potatoes and other goods.
Potatoes grown in the Yakoruda region are popular for their quality throughout Bulgaria. Chefs and gourmets describe them as extremely tasty, sweet and filling. In the market, they become the main currency.
Sugar for potatoes, maybe, yes, Mustafa agrees.
I prefer to sell potatoes, but in the countryside barter goes, says Ahmed Uruch.
He says that potatoes are exchanged for sugar, flour, fodder, oil and other essential household products.
This year, at least for now, a kilo of potatoes is offered at a price of forty cents, which encourages traders. Last year, however, their value was twice as low. To secure a kilo of sugar, the locals had to part with a whole sack of potatoes.
Other people from the Yakoruda region also share the barter they do. For example, Cemile Kyoseva admits that she replaces the feed harvest for the cow.
Otti has no money. People have nothing to want, mine and sugar, the woman admits.
Residents of this area explain that this has been the case here for years. Unemployment is high, which is why growing potatoes has become a characteristic livelihood.
Families harvest very large crops. Of course, they keep them for themselves, but the others sell to buy eggs, oil, salt, flour. If they fail, however, their hope is in barter.
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