Today, the problems caused by the war have been added to the general problems with the quality of the soil. We are talking about millions of hectares that have come under occupation or are located in front-line zones, and which have suffered significant damage and various types of pollution. Therefore, it is currently important to monitor, assess and fully record the damage caused to Ukrainian land.
This was emphasized by the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Taras Vysotskyi, during the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Soil Preservation Imperative. Challenges of today”, dedicated to World Soil Day.
“We have to develop a clear action plan. The occupier must pay – compensate for all expenses and losses incurred by the owners, tenants, and the state. International practice shows that this is painstaking, clearly reasoned work with factorage. In order to receive compensation in the future, it is necessary to clearly and carefully record and process everything properly,” said Taras Vysotskyi.
He also emphasized that now Ukraine is fighting, in particular, for the creation of a tribunal, and each sector must provide an appropriate evidence base to ensure compensation.
During the conference, experts discussed the problems and challenges facing them today, outlined the range of tasks and focused on finding their solutions. Scientific works were also presented on the state of fertility of the lands of certain regions, the prospects of biologicalization of agriculture, methods of restoring soils in agrocenoses disturbed by military actions, and others.
More than a hundred participants from Ukraine and the world joined the event. Among them are representatives of scientific institutions, the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, a branch of State State Institution “DERHGRUNTOHORONA”, foreign institutions.
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Information from the website Ministry of Agricultural Policy