In times of war, the agricultural sector has become the basis of Ukrainian exports and, accordingly, the guarantor of foreign exchange earnings from trade. Four of the top 5 positions of goods that Ukraine sold last year were food and agricultural products. The agrarian part last year amounted to 53% of total exports. The total…
On January 9, as part of a Ukrainian delegation visit to Africa, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi met with Minister of Agriculture, Rural Infrastructure and Food Sovereignty of the Republic of Senegal Aly Ngouille Ndiaye. The parties discussed prospects of relations between Ukraine and Senegal, as well as development of…
More than 330,000 tons of sugar have already been produced in Vinnytsia region. Two sugar refineries have already completed their work – Yuzefo-Mykolaivskyi and Tomashpil refineries. Three more – Gaisyn, Kryzhopil and Zhdanivka – continue to work. In total, 2.2 million tons of beets were delivered to the beet piles. Of these, 2.1 million tons…
Ukraine is and will continue to be a leader in global efforts for food security. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his annual address to the Verkhovna Rada on December 28. “We are already becoming – and we will become! – leaders in global efforts for food security. This year has shown that…
The EU is considering new rules to make alcohol producers provide more information on labels, such as calorific value, composition and whether the drink is natural or a mixture. One Lithuanian politician, however, wants to go further and make wine labels carry repulsive images like the ones currently mandated on cigarette packaging. While the EU…
Agrarians of Cherkasy region harvested half a million tons of sugar beets, Oleksandr Turchenyak, the deputy head of regional military administration, said. “Our farmers hold the agrarian front,” noted Oleksandr Turchenyak. “Our task is to support them and prepare for 2023 sowing season. After all, the issue of food security is now a priority for…
Poland has been for years the EU’s largest carp producer with its domestic production accounting for 30% of the total EU output, according to the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR). Poland is followed by the Czech Republic and Hungary. According to KOWR, there are over 850 aquaculture farms in Poland with a total pond…