В The All-Ukrainian Victory Gardens Initiative was presented to Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.
The initiative is aimed at the efficient use of available land and attracting resources for growing food to prevent the food crisis in Ukraine. It was launched with the support of the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine together with the project of international technical assistance “Support to Government Reforms in Ukraine” (SGRU).
“Victory Gardens” is a project of our international partners who will provide the necessary materials for all Ukrainians who are ready to grow the appropriate products on every piece of our land. The project has several goals, first of all to ensure food security of Ukrainians, as well as a certain contribution to economic security, and this is important from the point of view of employment. Given the fact that many have now lost the opportunity to work. This is really the right initiative and it will be large-scale and will be supported by all Ukrainians, “said First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky on Channel 5.
Among the top steps:
– Finding out the number and demographics of people who moved to the community during the war, their qualifications and willingness to join the Victory Gardens Initiative.
– Assessment of community needs in food products based on consumption norms of certain product categories and the actual number of inhabitants (a calculator for such calculations will soon be available on the Initiative’s website).
– Accounting for land plots that are used or can be used to expand agricultural production.
– Collection of needs of households and internally displaced persons who need assistance in the development of land for growing agricultural products.
– Development of an action plan for self-sufficiency of community residents with food and search for additional funding resources.
– Determining the amount of food that, after meeting their own needs, can be used to provide troops and to help other communities.
The implementation of this plan will not only be our response to the occupiers to the threat of famine, but will also provide self-employment for hundreds of thousands of people and will promote the development of entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector.