Shmyhal on harvesting: “Ukraine will continue to be a guarantor of food security”
As part of the new harvest, Ukrainian farmers have already threshed almost 16.6 million tons of grain, most in the Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.
About this reported Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during the government meeting.
“Thanks to the dedication of Ukrainian farmers, we are harvesting the second wartime harvest. Behind these numbers of millions of tons of grain is the daily hard work of tens of thousands of people who often risk their lives,” he said.
Shmyhal emphasized that the synergy in the work between business and the state gives a clear understanding that there will be enough food both for Ukraine’s internal needs and for export.
“Ukraine will continue to be one of the key guarantors of global food security. In this, we count on the solidarity of our partners,” the head of government added.
He emphasized that Ukraine needs more air defense equipment to better cover the ports, and especially the Danube port cluster. Also, Ukraine needs sustainable overland logistics routes with high throughput.
“Each exported ton of grain makes Ukraine and the free world stronger,” the Prime Minister noted.
That is why the government’s priority will remain the support of farmers. First of all, this concerns access to soft loans and grants. In particular, under the “5-7-9” program, the state issued UAH 27.6 billion in loans in January-July. In total, under all credit programs, 9.5 thousand agricultural enterprises of Ukraine received UAH 45.5 billion in bank loans. Most of all in Vinnytsia, Odesa and Kyiv regions.
According to Shmyhal, this allowed many farmers to survive and gave many the opportunity to develop further.
