The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are expanding their program to provide modular grain storage facilities to the Chernihiv Oblast. As part of this phase of the program, 54 modular grain storage units will be transferred to selected agricultural producers in the region. The expansion of the program aims to help local farmers preserve their harvest and strengthen the resilience of food systems.
"The expansion of the modular grain storage program to the Chernihiv region is not only about storing the harvest but also about confidence in the potential of our agricultural sector, which, despite the war, remains the foundation of the national economy and a guarantee of global food security. Each grain storage facility is an investment in the resilience of farms and the development of rural areas. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy, together with international partners, continues to seek opportunities to support Ukrainian farmers," emphasized the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Vitalii Koval.
To be eligible for assistance, farmers must cultivate between 200 and 1,000 hectares of officially registered land in the Chernihiv Oblast and actively use it for agricultural production. The provided grain storage facilities will help store their own harvest, reduce post-harvest losses, and partially compensate for the shortage of storage capacity caused by the destruction of agricultural infrastructure.
Farmers wishing to participate in the program are invited to apply through the State Agrarian Register (DAR) by April 21, 2025.
This phase is a continuation of the previous phase of the program, registration for which lasted from February 28 to March 19, 2025, through the ДАР for farmers from Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Odesa Oblasts.
During the initial phase, 675 farmers from the target regions submitted applications through the State Agrarian Register. FAO conducted a thorough verification process, which included data verification in the ДАР-system, phone calls to applicants, and follow-up communication via the FAO hotline and an independent monitoring partner. As a result of the verification, 561 applications that met the program criteria were selected. The remaining applications were not approved due to incomplete information, non-compliance with the land plot size, or previous participation in the program in 2024.
In total, FAO, with financial support from the Governments of Canada and Japan, will transfer 615 modular grain storage facilities to agricultural producers in the Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, and Kherson Oblasts. Farmers will be able to receive one grain storage facility with a capacity of 1,000 tons per farm, which will allow them to safely store their harvest for future use or sale.
This initiative is part of broader efforts to support Ukrainian farmers in overcoming the shortage of storage capacity, strengthening food security, and maintaining the stability of agricultural production in the face of wartime challenges.
Useful materials:
- Instruction on registration in ДАР
- Instruction on logging into the account and editing information in ДАР
Contact information:
- ДАР Contact Center: +38 044 339 9215; support@dar.gov.ua
- FAO Hotline: +38 099 090 7582; +38 068 318 0943; UA-Feedback@fao.org
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