More than 150,000 hectares of arable land that has been surveyed, cleared or demined are already being used by farmers. This was reported by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko during a thematic conference on the implementation of the agreements reached at the Global Peace Summit, held online with the participation of the Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak. Representatives of 75 partner countries and international organisations from different regions of the world, the Government of Ukraine and the Office of the President of Ukraine joined the event dedicated to the implementation of the Food Security point of the Peace Formula.

According to Yuliia Svyrydenko, the clearance and return of valuable agricultural land to use is one of the key tasks of the Government to improve food security in the world.

“Thanks to the support of our partners, we are strengthening our mine action capabilities. Today, there are 51 certified operators in Ukraine. To speed up land clearance, the Government compensates farmers for demining costs. We have already received 137 applications for compensation for land clearance covering a total area of more than 17,000 hectares. In October, a conference on demining will be held in Switzerland, and we expect our partners to further support our efforts,” said Yuliia Svyrydenko.

Another important area is shipping safety.

According to Yuliia Svyrydenko, Ukraine continues to be one of the guarantors of food security in the world, thanks to the fact that it has managed to restore the supply of Ukrainian food through the ports of Greater Odesa.

In particular, in the 2023/2024 season, Ukraine:

• exported a total of 69.86 million tonnes of grains, oilseeds and oils. For example, corn exports increased (compared to 2022/2023) by 0.8%, wheat by 9%, and sunflower by 22.8%.
• supplied agricultural products to 39 African countries. Exports of wheat to Africa increased by 40.6% and sunflower oil by 153.1%.
• increased exports from ports hundreds of times compared to September 2023. In the first half of 2024, the ports of Odesa, Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk handled 47.2 million tonnes of cargo due to stable navigation.

Work also continues under the Grain from Ukraine initiative. On 27 August, Ukraine sent a ship to deliver corn to Malawi and Mozambique.

At the same time, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy noted russia’s continued attempts to destroy Ukrainian port infrastructure.

“That is why we continue our work with our partners to protect the basic principles of freedom of navigation,” Yuliia Svyrydenko stressed.