From the ground up: Demining farmland and improving access to fertilizer to restore Ukraine’s agricultural production
In the two decades leading up to Russia’s February 2022 invasion, Ukraine had become a major producer and exporter of numerous agricultural commodities. In the 2020–2021 harvest season—the last season unaffected by Russia’s full-scale invasion—Ukraine was the fifth-largest exporter of wheat, honey, and walnuts worldwide; the third-largest exporter of maize, barley, and rapeseed; and the world’s top exporter of sunflower oil, sunflower meal, and millet. Due to Russia’s intentional attacks on all aspects of Ukraine’s agriculture sector, and collateral damage from hostilities, Ukraine’s production and exports are diminished today from prewar levels. As of June 2023, the Kyiv School of Economics estimated that Ukraine’s agriculture sector had incurred $8.7 billion in direct damages to agricultural machinery, equipment, and storage facilities, as well as from stolen or damaged agricultural inputs, such as fertilizers and seeds, and outputs, such as crops and livestock. The sector’s $40.3 billion losses represent farmers’ diminished incomes due to foregone production, lower selling prices for products, and higher operational costs across all stages of the agri-food value chain.
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| Formato: | Brief biblioteca |
| Idioma: | English |
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Center for Strategic and International Studies
2023-12
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| Assuntos: | agricultural production, agrifood systems, farmland, fertilizers, value chains, |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135398 https://www.csis.org/analysis/ground-demining-farmland-and-improving-access-fertilizer-restore-ukraines-agricultural |
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