On September 26, the Working Group was held at the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian Policy and Land Relations to draft the Law of Ukraine on the Protection of Property Rights of Owners and Users of Land Plots, Prevention of Unlawful Acquisition and Seizure of Enterprises in the Agrarian Sector of the Economy.
Today, state financing of epizootic events is extremely unsatisfactory. As reported by the Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association, the state actually allocated only 29.4% of the funds required for antiepizootic measures and vaccination of animals. Last year this funding was even less - only 19.4% of the demand.
Recently, it has become known that Poland is planning to build a fence on the border with Belarus and Ukraine in the fight against African swine fever (ASF).
The number of pigs in Ukraine decreased by 691.2 thousand heads or - 9.2% over a year.
According to the State Statistics Committee, the number of pigs as of September 1, 2017 totals 6816,5 thousand heads, while for the same period of 2016 it was 7508 thousand heads. Thus, the number of pigs in Ukraine for the year decreased by 691.2 thousand heads or - 9.2%.
Today, on September 18, the Livestock Association met with the delegation of the Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts (Lithuania) and representatives of Lithuanian companies engaged in the production and export of meat.
On September 13, the chairman of the Association of Livestock Breeders of Ukraine, Iryna Palamar, together with people's deputies of Ukraine, representatives of executive authorities, Ternopil regional authorities, the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, heads of farmers' and other professional public organizations took part in the visiting session of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on agrarian policy and land relations in the Ternopil region, Buchatskyi district.
The issue of VAT refund to producers of agricultural products is very urgent today. It is not just a matter of untimely return of funds to agrarians due to insufficient state funding, although this problem also requires an effective solution.
In 2016, a total of UAH 1.7 billion was allocated to agricultural industry, according to official request from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine (further referred to as the Ministry) to the Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association (“USBA”)