The leaders of Minnesota and Ukraine’s Chernihiv region signed a Memorandum of Understanding on agricultural cooperation to increase opportunities for reconstruction and economic recovery in the Ukrainian region. The signing ceremony took place on February 20 at the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States. “Despite all the trials of war, we are working to…
The complete closure of the border may lead to the suspension of the export of Polish goods to Ukraine and, as a result, lead to the elimination of many jobs in Poland. Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czeslaw Siekierski emphasized this in his letter to the protesting farmers on the eve of their…
The export of table grapes in 2023 registered a significant increase against the year before. The producers managed to increase the quantity of grapes exported by about 11% and the value – by about 33%. The Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry (MAIA) unveiled figures to this effect on February 19. Thus, 84.55 thousand tons of…
Moldova for the first time ever participated in the Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2024 international exhibition on February 12-14. The country was represented by 18 wineries brought together under the country wine brand “Wine of Moldova. A legend alive”. Over 4,000 exhibitors who shared the wine culture and products with more than 41,000 visitors…
Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Vladimir Bolea on February 16 in parliament unveiled a report on the ministry’s work and the situation in the agricultural sector. The official answered questions by lawmakers and was criticized by the opposition. According to the agriculture minister, about 70% of the subsidization fund was used by small- and medium-sized…
Poland has not yet made a decision on the possible construction of a pipeline for the transportation of edible oil from Yahodyn, Volyn region of Ukraine, to the port of Gdansk, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reports. “Doubts of a legal and technical nature, as well as the circumstances surrounding the flow of…
Several key Polish and European politicians have called on Poland’s EU agriculture commissioner to resign from his position after a wave of farmers’ protests launched across Europe against EU climate policies. The commissioner, Janusz Wojciechowski, has rejected calls for his resignation, saying that he “does not see any negligence” on his part. Among Polish farmers,…