In Ukraine, an interactive map of the destruction of the agricultural sector was presented. The developers of the project are the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council and the “Vkursi Agro” project with the support of the USAID Program for Agrarian and Rural Development (AGRO). This is reported by Ministry of Agricultural Policy.
The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Mykola Solskyi, noted that farmers today face a large number of challenges – in addition to the war, they are pressured by low grain prices, difficult weather conditions, and uncertainty about the future.
“One of the factors that complicates our work is the amount of direct and indirect destruction caused by the war. I am grateful to VAR, USAID Agro for constructive projects. Thanks to the map of the destruction, the recording of all the damages, we will be able to form demands for their compensation in the future,” the Minister emphasized.
Serhiy Kubakh, head of the land reform direction of the USAID Program for Agrarian and Rural Development (AGRO), noted that the direct losses of the agricultural sector of Ukraine as a result of the war amount to more than $6 billion, and the total losses – more than $30 billion. Before the war, trade with /g of products brought Ukraine more than $ 22 billion, which was 41% of all exports.
Deputy Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, Dmytro Kokhan, said that the entire team, together with legal organizations, developed methodological recommendations: it is about a certain list of actions that must be taken by farmers in order to document crimes committed at the enterprise.
According to him, anyone who wants to fill in the “Interactive map of the destruction of the agricultural sector of Ukraine” can join. “It is important for us that the whole world sees this, including international organizations that make political decisions regarding support for Ukraine. It is also important that investment and private funds have access to this information, which can find potential projects on this portal and cooperate with affected enterprises,” noted Dmytro Kokhan.
Currently, the map contains information on 213 damaged objects in 25 territorial communities. The vast majority of them concern damaged land plots. As part of the project, there is a free consultation line for all affected enterprises. By calling the phone number +38 067 46 42 305 (listed on the interactive map website: https://www.agrirecovery.com.ua), you can get help at any stage of documenting the crime.