The Government is working to strengthen the Ukrainian economy, and the agricultural sector remains among the key areas of support. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on 20 September.

“Ukrainian farmers have already harvested about 40 million tonnes of new crops. This year's wheat harvest was about 22 million tonnes. Domestic consumption is about 6 million tonnes. That is, Ukraine harvested almost four times more wheat than the domestic consumption. This allows us to remain a guarantor of food security for many countries,” noted the Prime Minister.

The Government, for its part, continues to provide support to Ukrainian farmers and producers in various directions. Since the beginning of the year, UAH 31.5 billion of affordable loans under the 5-7-9 programme have been issued to almost 6,500 farms.

“We also have positive news about the eRobota grant programme. More than UAH 1 billion of non-refundable grants have already been issued for planting new gardens and building greenhouses,” stressed Denys Shmyhal.

We help farmers in the de-occupied territories. We pay UAH 8,000 of non-refundable aid per hectare for farmers who cultivate up to 120 hectares.

We offer a 30% discount from Ukrzaliznytsia for rail transport to export agricultural products from the frontline areas.

“A programme of compensation to farmers for the purchase of Ukrainian-made agricultural machinery is in place. Over the first 4 months of the programme's operation, more than 850 units of machinery have been purchased for more than UAH 900 million. The state has compensated UAH 153 million,” emphasized the Head of Government.

The agricultural land demining market is also gaining momentum, noted Denys Shmyhal. We already have applications for demining nearly 5,000 plots with a total area of over 21,000 hectares. The first auctions are taking place in the Prozorro system.