President Petro Poroshenko has signed the law, which prolonged for 1 year the moratorium on the sale or alienation of agricultural land by other means.
The Verkhovna Rada did not consent to the cancellation of its decision of December 7 to extend the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land before January 1, 2019, reports interfax.com.ua
In Ivano-Frankivsk region, following the results of the public hearings on the topic "Organization of the animal slaughter of animals for the purpose of their further implementation," the participants put forward a proposal to shorten the validity of the moratorium on the prohibition of the household slaughter, to introduce a state program for the crediting of construction and equipment of slaughter stations and livestock insurance programs.
The prolongation of the moratorium on the sale of land causes considerable damage to the farmers each year. This point of view was expressed by experts during the discussion "Free circulation of land: a powerful stimulus for economic growth or a favorite political game?.
The government intends to allow the controlling bodies to conduct inspections of food companies that will help to improve the quality of Ukrainian food products.