Today, July 18, the online event “Approach to the system of state support for agriculture of Ukraine – proposals taking into account international experience” was held, organized by the German-Ukrainian agropolitical dialogue. The event was attended by the management and experts of the SI “Derzhgruntokhorona”.
The purpose of the event was to discuss approaches and proposals for the further development of the system of state support for agriculture in Ukraine.
Supplying the domestic market with food, creating conditions for import substitution and measures to promote the population’s access to food products are one of the components of food security of any state. Agricultural production in many developed countries is subsidized. At the same time, state support provided to agricultural producers is not only aimed at guaranteeing them a high level of income and maintaining competitiveness, but is also aimed at ensuring the sustainable development of rural areas and creating conditions for living and working in the countryside.
Among the experts, the following spoke:
– Svitlana Pavlenko, APD short-term expert with a report “Overview of the current state of the state support system/programs in agriculture. Changes during martial law. Proposals for development after the end of the war”;
– Thomas Herzfeld, Leibniz Institute for Agrarian Development in Countries with Transitional Economies (IAMO) with a report “Comment, proposals and additions to the system/programs of state support – opportunities for Ukraine (during and after the war)”.
In connection with the deployment of full-scale military operations on the territory of Ukraine from February 2022, approaches to the provision of state support in agriculture have undergone significant changes. A thorough review of approaches to providing support in the context of the country’s European integration is expected. In turn, state support at the level of the European Union will also undergo changes, in particular, with regard to priority areas that must be considered and taken into account in Ukraine in the medium and long term.
The event was simultaneously translated into Ukrainian and German.