it's very -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: wheat is usually planted around march and harvested in the summer. but we are told on this farm near lviv that most farmers in the conflict zone are writing this year off completely because it's simply too dangerous to work the land. back on the farm outside lviv we meet pavlo kovalcheck who manages the fields and other crops that grow here like apple, plum, and walnut trees. are you ready for the longer term? if this war lasts a long time, are you ready to dig in and keep working? >> translator: you have to be ready because we have no other choice. i and all other farmers who work with me here are ready because we're responsible for providing food not only for ukraine but for other countries. >> reporter: beyond production issues there is also a shortage of workers. some have joined the fight