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🌻 👩🌾 The current system of food production in #Ukraine is based on large-scale monoculture production and centralised logistics. That makes it fragile and highly vulnerable to external threats. This situation has been partly caused by international financial institutions allowing big agribusiness and exports to have free rein, which has had severe environmental and social impacts and held back local economic development. In her insightful piece for the Bretton Woods Project, CEE Bankwatch Network’s Vladlena Martsynkevych argues that new investments must be used in a strategic way to transform Ukraine’s agricultural and food sector.   Read the full article and share your thoughts in the comments: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/erMee9DT

Ukraine's investment appeal resonates globally, stated Volodymyr Lavrenchuk Regional Head of the international diversified company NEQSOL HOLDING and Head of Supervisory board of JSC Oschadbank during his discussion with Dmytro Zozulya the vice Head of the board of the Ukrainian agro food company MHP at the Forbes Ukraine AgriFood event. Companies like NEQSOL Holding and MHP, who are actively investing and building strong business cases, will be at the forefront when the gates open for Ukraine's Marshal Plan. The unique managerial experience being cultivated in Ukraine now will be indispensable for the country's significant rebuilding efforts. Strategic focus on food processing in Ukraine to deliver ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products directly to consumers aligns well with the interests of global investors, including NEQSOL Holding, concluded Volodymyr. #Ukraine #agro #food #investment

AKADEMIYA2063 Policy Papers! This Paper summarizes the findings from a study that assessed agricultural trade policy and program opportunities in Eastern Africa that can help #Rwanda improve its agricultural value chain competitiveness and regional trade. The synthesis focuses on the experiences of five high-performing African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Rwanda, and South Africa – under eight areas of good practices aimed at improving agricultural value chain competitiveness and regional trade expansion. More👉https://bit.ly/3wBGJe5

🇪🇺🇲🇩 It's official: More Moldovan plums, grapes and other agricultural products can come to European markets tariff-free. By facilitating market access for these key Moldovan agricultural products, the EU is helping Moldova to redirect affected trade. This will directly help Moldovan producers, supporting the country's economic resilience in current difficult circumstances. Almost all Moldovan products can now enter the EU tariff-free under the EU-Moldova Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). This is a demonstration of EU's solidarity designed to help Moldova deal with the loss of its main markets and transit hubs for these key agricultural products resulting from Russia's unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. #StandWithMoldova

[#IG #Ethiopia] How can the development of a geographical indication system support the agri-food sector in Ethiopia? 📍 ➡ Ethiopia is home to various agricultural products whose reputation is  linked to their geographical origin such as coffee, honey, sesame or teff. Geographical Indications (GIs) appear therefore to be very relevant for Ethiopia, especially in the agri-food sector. 💡 The project “Geographical indications for origin-linked products in Ethiopia” (GOPE) was launched on May 24th, 2023. This three-year project is financed by the GI Support Fund (Facilité IG) and aims to elaborate a national legal framework for GIs in collaboration with national authorities, as well as to implement a pilot GI in the Ethiopian coffee value chain. This pilot GI is meant to build capacity of the relevant stakeholder on all the aspects of a GI process through a concrete pilot case. Coffee was elected to be the pilot GI for being one of the value chains with high potential. 📊 ☕ Not only is Ethiopia the historical cradle of coffee, but it is also a producer of well-known premium quality #coffee. Ethiopia is the leading producer in Africa, and the 3rd largest producer of #Arabica worldwide after Brazil and Colombia. It is also possesses the largest highland area suitable for Arabica production and, hence has the potential to be a leading producer in both quality and quantity. 🎯 🤝 The project is carried out jointly by the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority (EIPA), the Ethiopian coffee Authority (ECTA), Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) and Jimma University College of Agriculture (JUCAVM), with technical assistance of CIRAD. ✅ This is the 5th projects supported by the GI Support Fund, a € 6,5 million program funded by AFD - Agence Française de Développement and implemented by CIRAD to provide technical and financial support for the development of GIs in #Africa and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. 👉 Want to know more about the implementation of geographical indication systems? Contact us at ciradinnov@cirad.fr. #geographicalindications #coffeevaluechain

🌾 Thriving Ukrainian Agriprocessing Industry Overcomes Challenges of War with International Support Amidst the challenges posed by ongoing conflicts, Ukraine's agro-processing sector continues its development. Investment Group Time, based in Cherkasy Region of Ukraine, exemplifies this resilience, recently injecting over 100 million UAH into a buckwheat processing plant and 180 million UAH into a corn processing facility. The founder of the investment group, Yuriy Tkachenko, also said that USAID representatives are completing an audit at one of Time's companies, Volya LLC. The investment group's vegetable division was one of the winners of a grant program to develop potato processing. The company plans to install a line for peeling, blanching and vacuuming potatoes. The project will be financed on a 50:50 basis. According to him, Time is holding a tender for the potato processing project. All the projects will be put into operation during 2023-2024.  With backing from international sources, including USAID, these ventures are set to propel the nation's agro-industrial growth forward, generating value, employment, and new market opportunities. Despite adversity, Ukraine's agricultural sector stands strong, backed by strategic investments and international collaboration.  💪🌱 #AgriProcessing #Investment #UkraineStrong #Ukraine #war #dlf Source: https://lnkd.in/gZUe-7Km Photo by Arno Senoner on Unsplash

🎙 We continue to keep you informed on the hottest topics of the BLACK SEA GRAIN.KYIV conference! Introducing a HARD TALK panel «The EU future agricultural policies (Green Deal, Deforestation Law). Impact on the EU and Ukrainian grain and oilseed production and farmers' margins/profitability». Key issues to discuss: 🔸 Main aspects of #Ukraine consolidated strategy for negotiating with the European colleagues 🔸 Prospects for transit of Ukraine agricultural exports through Poland and to other countries 🔸 Implementation of the #EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) - EU market operators and traders are working hard to prepare their supply chains and adapt systems and due diligence processes for compliance with the EUDR 🔸 Future directions in the EU agricultural policy. How will they affect Ukrainian agricultural exports? 🔸 Trade barriers influence on the EU member states Moderator: 🔹 Leonid kozachenko, President of Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation Panelists: 🔹 Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Governmental Trade Envoy for Ukraine 🔹 Mykola Gorbachov, President of the Ukrainian Grain Association 🔹 Volodymyr Pugachov, @Donau Soja Association, Executive and Regional Director for Eastern Europe 🔹 Oleh Khomenko, Ukrainian Agribusiness Club, Director General Full event program 👉 https://lnkd.in/dRQDFdD3 🔥 Register now to join the center of strategic connections and communication with 500+ professionals of grain and oilseed market. Uniting efforts for the recovery and development of agricultural Ukraine! ✍️ Register for the conference: https://lnkd.in/dQNPR8cs 📣 Exhibit and advertise: https://lnkd.in/dkE4Dks8 💙 Become a partner: https://lnkd.in/d3pVbDX2 📞 Conference inquiries: +38 050 786 13 10 (WhatsApp/Viber/Telegram) 📩 uac-info@ukragroconsult.org #BSGKYIV2024 #UkrAgroConsult #Agribusiness #Agriculture

KSE Agrocenter released the report Cooperation between Ukraine and African countries in agriculture: West Africa. 📄🌍 The report analyzes the development of agri-food systems in the most populated countries of West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire), state support for agriculture in the region, as well as the prospects for partnership between these countries and Ukraine in the agricultural sector. Main results: 1️⃣ 14% of the region's population (63 million persons) suffer from a calorie deficit. 2️⃣  Urbanization increases rural poverty and increases countries' dependence on food imports. 3️⃣  The development of the agricultural sector is hampered by weak infrastructure, inconsistent state support for the sector, low level of technology, climate change, and excessive specialization. 4️⃣ Options for cooperation with Ukraine: ·       Supporting bilateral trade through the liberalization of trade regimes within the ECOWAS regional union and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); ·       Joint infrastructure projects; ·       Transfer of agricultural technologies. by Pavel Martyshev, Hryhorii Stolnikovych and Igor Piddubnyi #Agriculture #Ukraine #WestAfrica #FoodSecurity #Trade

USAID is investing $250M in the Ukrainian agricultural sector, which will increase exports by $1.5B and attract $500M in private investment. Deputy Administrator of USAID Isobel Coleman said: “I am pleased to present the launch of the USAID Harvest program, which is directly aimed at investing in the future of the agricultural sector of Ukraine. Over five years, #USAID will invest more than $250M in reconstruction and expansion of the agricultural sector so that it can flourish both during and after the war.” According to her, the American agency is changing its focus to the future needs of Ukrainian #agriculture and will support the diversification of its exports and the production of products with higher added value. The Harvest program will support micro, small, and medium grain and oil producers in expanding their export markets, which could further support Ukraine’s economy. Coleman added that the Harvest program will aim to increase agricultural exports by an additional $1.5B and attract an additional $500M in private investment.

📃✍️ On June 18, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to establish a new biorefinery ecosystem in Latvia, signaling a pivotal moment for the country's economy and making a substantial contribution to the advancement of the bioeconomy. 🌱 The MoU fosters effective governance and initiatives to create new value chains using locally sourced bio-based materials and focusing on generating final products within Latvia. 📽 Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis, ASNS Ingredient Board Member Edgars Ruza, and Director General of Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra - LIAA Raivis Bremsmits, share their perspectives on the MoU and Latvia's progress in the bioeconomy. #InvestinLatvia #MoU #bioeconomy #biorefinery