Ministry of Agrarian Policy enhances energy efficiency and food safety of Ukraine
The Ministry of
Agrarian Policy and Food is taking measures to improve energy efficiency of
Ukraine and implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU, informed
during a briefing at the House of Government the Minister of Agrarian Policy
and Food Ihor Shvayka and
Deputy Minister for European Integration Vladyslava Rutytska.
Ihor Shvayka noted that targeting to strengthen energy
independence of Ukraine the
Ministry of Agrarian Policy takes
measures to substitute natural
gas for agricultural enterprises
and provide them with biofuels.
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"Presently
we can provide the
equivalent of 10 billion cubic meters using timber for the next
three years, the amount we buy
today from the
Russian Federation", - said the Minister. At this he
stressed that biofuels are cheaper to use as compared to natural
gas. The Minister informed the following week the domestic plants would demonstrate their work after investing funds in energy replacement, what
problems arise during implementation of this project, what legislative
initiatives have to be approved
to make this market efficient. In turn Vladyslava Rutytska stressed
that the According to her, among
the essential tasks of the Ministry are gaining experience
in deregulation in the agricultural sector and ensuring safety of food industry
and agricultural products. Vladyslava Rutytska said that the Ministry
plans to develop a comprehensive model for all sectors of the agroindustrial
complex of Ukraine. Also, according to her, the Ministry will provide
training and assistance for the medium-sized enterprises "to receive appropriate
certification in order to ease their work and have an ability to get to the EU
markets". |