The Ukrainian-American Business Council (USUBC) held a webinar on the topic: “Ukrainian agricultural market: year-end results, focus on food security and national production in 2023.” This is reported by Ministry of Agricultural Policy.
Speakers of the event were First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotskyi; vice president, head of the commercial division in Central and Eastern Europe of Corteva Agriscience Monica Sorribas; WFP Representative and Regional Director Matthew Hollingworth; PMP, COP/Director of the USAID Project “Development of Rural Opportunities in Agriculture” (AGRO) Ksenia Sidorkina. The moderator of the webinar was Denys Yatsyshyn, USUBC director of corporate relations.
Participants discussed the problems of world food security, which have become much worse due to the war in Ukraine. They outlined the negative consequences for many countries and emphasized the importance of a joint world response to overcome the humanitarian crisis.
First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Taras Vysotsky, spoke about the difficulties faced by the agricultural sector at the government and business levels.
“The greatest test for the Ukrainian agricultural sector was the destruction of production and export capacities. There are also risks associated with proximity to the front line. There are many other problems, including the lack of human resources. However, the state and business are finding joint solutions to overcome crisis phenomena and support workers in war conditions,” Taras Vysotskyi stressed.
Webinar participants noted that global food security is one of the world’s most acute problems. The COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, climate change and protracted conflicts are deepening the food crisis. Therefore, overcoming hunger in the world will require increased cooperation between the public and private sectors, the introduction of the latest technologies, financial support and the adoption of the necessary political decisions.
You can listen to the webinar in the recording at link.