Another victory of the Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association: a member of the USBA received funding from USAID for equipping a bull-feeding complex

Submitted by bashun on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 16:49

Under the program, which provides for an agreement, USAID will provide funds for the reimbursement of 50% of the cost of equipment for the new complex for feeding cattle of the Byky Cherkashchyny ASC for 3,000 heads.

Fattening will be profitable and will help increase the number of cattle

What kind of changes in the use of land collective ownership will be held in the new year: an analysis of the law

Submitted by bashun on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 16:43

It bears reminding that the law of the land of collective ownership will work from January 1, 2019.

The document provides that from the beginning of 2019, the lands of suspended collective agricultural enterprises (except for those that will be privately owned at that time) are considered property of the territorial communities whose territory they are located in. On the basis of this law, it is possible to register the right of communal ownership of such land.

Special fund for insurance of agrarians is to be created in Ukraine

Submitted by bashun on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 16:38

Oleksandr Bakumenko said that he, along with several members of the Agrarian Committee, submitted legislative changes to the Budget Committee in order to transfer funds unused this year by the agricultural sector of 2019.

US mission began to evaluate the system of state control over poultry health in Ukraine

Submitted by bashun on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 16:35

As part of their visit, the American delegation met with the heads of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection - Head Volodymyr Lapa and First Deputy Head Andrii Zhuk, - representatives of the Department of Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of International Cooperation, the State Research Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary-Sanitary Expertise.

Amount of budget support for the agricultural sector can be increased to 12.4 billion UAH

Submitted by bashun on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 16:30

The director of the department’s financial department, Bagrat Akhidzhanov, who was present at the round table, agreed that the amount of state support for the agro-industrial complex would hardly be used for this year. According to him, it is impossible to transfer these funds from the budget to the budget by the current legislation. You need to look for a mechanism.

The experts present at the round table offered their own version of how to save the current funds for the agricultural sector.

Poroshenko signed the law on the introduction of the "single window" mechanism

Submitted by bashun on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 16:26

The law makes changes to the Customs Code of Ukraine and a number of laws of Ukraine in terms of simplifying non-tariff regulation of foreign economic activity.

“I will promote both the fight against smuggling and the protection of the service of business entities,” commented the Head of State on the signing of the Law.

Ukraine exported agrarian products to the EU countries by $ 3.6 billion over the eight months of 2018

Submitted by bashun on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 16:19

“The top five export positions in the EU for this period included: grains - $ 1.2 billion, oil - $ 702.5 million, oilseeds - $ 581.4 million, left-over and food-industry waste - $ 312.8 million, meat and edible by-products of poultry - $ 169.8 million and other goods,” Olha Trofimtseva said.

Agricultural sector is one of the areas in which Ukrainians invest a lot of money abroad

Submitted by bashun on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 16:05

It is reported that over the past 5 years there has been a decline in investment abroad. This is due to the deterioration of the macroeconomic situation in the country. 95% of investments from Ukraine are in Cyprus.

According to the expert, the entry of Ukrainian companies into the markets of other countries and investing abroad is a positive moment in the assessment of Ukrainian business.

FAO offers a solution for risk assessment of pesticide use

Submitted by bashun on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 16:49

According to the latest FAO estimates, the current losses of 20-40% of the crop correspond to the levels registered 50 years ago. Despite the fact that pesticides are essential in reducing these losses, if misused, they can have serious negative consequences for human health and the environment.