Today, June 22, the leadership of the SI “Derzhgruntokhorona” took part in a meeting of the Bureau of the Presidium of NAAS on “Scientific principles of development of organic farming in Ukraine in the context of European Green Course initiatives.”
The issue of food safety and quality has become particularly relevant to the world community, given the health and demographic indicators of the population, as well as periodic pandemics over the past 20 years.
According to Mykola Tkachenko, Corresponding Member of the NSC “Institute of Agriculture of NAAS”, Corresponding Member of NAAS, now organic agriculture is a strategic, promising and innovative direction of agricultural development in the world. Ukraine is interested in actively participating in the implementation of the European Green Course, in particular, in joining the EU’s efforts to achieve a climate-neutral economy.
“Our state remains a supporter of the European green course and stands on the position that organic production is one of the flagship initiatives in the transition to sustainable agriculture in Ukraine,” Mykola Adamovych stressed.