Japan provides Ukraine with new equipment for soil research following demining
Ukraine has received new modern equipment for soil research and sampling as part of the Emergency Recovery Programme for Ukraine (JICA), which is being implemented by the Government of Japan.
The Soils Protection Institute of Ukraine has received over 100 units of specialised equipment. This includes gas chromatographs, atomic absorption spectrometers, an electronic tacheometric station, acid purification systems, automatic soil samplers, generators, pick-up trucks, and other equipment necessary, first and foremost, for resuming agricultural work in de-occupied territories. The handover ceremony took place on 14 October in Kyiv.
Participants in the event included Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Denys Bashlyk, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome, Acting Director General of the Soils Protection Institute of Ukraine Oleksandr Halushchenko, and Acting Chief Representative of JICA in Ukraine Tanaka Kotaro.
“Japan’s support is not just assistance with equipment; it is an investment in the restoration of Ukrainian agriculture. Japan is helping us restore the land, literally bringing it back to life. This is a contribution that Ukrainian communities, farmers, and everyone working this land – which has suffered from war year after year – will feel. Your support, dear friends and partners, is invaluable,” emphasised Denys Bashlyk.
In turn, Ambassador of Japan Masashi Nakagome stressed that the agri-sector is the foundation of any society and state economy. Ukraine’s agriculture is vital for ensuring global food security. Therefore, Japan will continue to assist Ukraine.
It should be recalled that the Government of Japan is constantly providing technical, financial, and resource assistance to Ukrainian agricultural producers. JICA is implementing a grant programme for the emergency recovery of Ukraine’s agricultural sector. In addition, agrarians in frontline territories were provided with seeds for sowing worth USD 1.5 million.