Italy will allocate €3.5 million for grain storage and support for farmers in the Odesa region

Italy will allocate €3.5 million to support Ukrainian farmers. In particular, farmers in the Odesa region will receive 800 grain sleeves, which will provide up to 160 thousand tons of additional capacity for storing the harvest.

This was reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

The relevant project document was signed by the Ambassador of Italy to Ukraine Carlo Formosa and the Head of the Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ukraine Shakhnoza Muminova during a meeting with the First Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy Denys Bashlyk.

Within the framework of the program, 250 farms in the Odessa region will receive 800 grain sleeves for temporary storage of the harvest.

In addition, 1,145 small and medium-sized agricultural producers will receive vouchers for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers and other necessary resources for the next sowing campaigns.

Italy will join a joint initiative to support grain storage, implemented by FAO, the UN World Food Program, Prosper Global Ukraine and the Ukrainian Red Cross in cooperation with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

The initiative is also supported by the United States, the European Union, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and international funds.

The goal of the program is to help Ukrainian farmers preserve their harvest, reduce losses and provide resources for the next sowing campaigns.

Earlier, USM reported that Ukraine and Italy discussed supporting agricultural exports after Russian attacks on ports. In particular, the issue was the creation of additional grain storage capacities and the possibility of attracting Italian assistance through FAO programs.