Agricultural and Rural Ukraine
Current War Situation in Ukraine
WRRU Achievements
The world is tired of the war, leading to a decrease in donations. We remain dedicated to supporting Ukrainian farmers through educational initiatives. We are committed to assisting those who have suffered the most from the hostilities in Ukraine. Therefore, every event we organize not only aims to educate but also carries a social mission to aid those affected by the conflict.
Free access to all materials (10-15% of all participants):
- agrarians who have suffered significant material damage from the russian aggression;
- military personnel related to the agricultural sector;
- students of agricultural universities;
- discount to teachers of agricultural universities.
We intend to offer free access to all our materials, including videos, presentations, analyses, and recommendations, to Ukrainian agricultural universities. These resources will be made available for educational purposes to support the training and development of future farmers.
4 people participated in tours to the USA for free (or partially free):
- one media representative;
- one farmer;
- two scientists.
Liudmila Biliavska transported over 10 soil samples from occupied territories in Kyiv oblast and the front line to the Missouri soil testing laboratory for analysis of harmful and toxic substances.
Root vs. Iron Conference
Dates: February 12-13, 15-16
March 21-22, 25-26
- More than 200 participants (online and offline formats);
- Almost 45 hours of lectures;
- 20 presentations by foreign speakers: Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Dr. Theodor Friedrich, Dr. Don Reicosky, Dr. Aaron Lee M. Daigh, Paul Jasa, Jay Fuhrer, Dr. Dwain Beck, Eric Watson and others;
- 10 presentations by Ukrainian experts;
- 24/7 active discussions and exchange of experiences in a closed Viber group.
Field Agricultural Council – 2024
It was a unique international agricultural educational event, which included practical field trainings and a theoretical conference with the participation of the world’s leading agricultural experts, consultants, and scientists.
Conclusions:
- ✅ 10 agroexerts from the USA, New Zealand and Germany!
- ✅ 9 farms were visited, 27 fields in different parts of the country were analyzed!
- ✅ 250 offline participants during scouting days!
- ✅ ~200 offline participants at the final conference in Vinnytsia region!
- ✅ 320 online participants!
- ✅ 38+ hours of video from field scouting days!
- ✅ 15 reports, or 17+ hours of valuable information from international and Ukrainian agricultural experts from the final conference!
PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE OF THE PROJECT
- One of the goals of the event was to raise funds for the restoration of the storage facilities belonging to farmer Oleksandr Donchenko, a 36-year-old farmer from Velyka Oleksandrivka (Kherson oblast)
- The farm was under occupation.
- He runs a farm with his wife Iryna and two children.
- The war has seriously affected his farm: the fields are partially mined, and part of the livestock was stolen or killed.
Oleksandr’s main need now is to reconstruct the storage facility damaged by the shelling, especially its roof and facade, which will help him run his farm more efficiently.
Andrii Matvijenko
Andrii Matvijenko’s Fight for Rebuilding
- The Matvienko family’s world was shattered on September 9th, 2022, when a russian tank unleashed havoc in their yard in Izium village, Kharkiv oblast. The catastrophic event destroyed their barn, equipment, garage, two houses, and claimed the lives of their livestock. Now, Andrii, reliant on the meager income from milk sales, faces the harsh reality of insufficient funds for reconstruction.
- WRRU’s goal is to rebuild their home, providing shelter.
We have purchased a tractor to enable them to continue their farming operations.
Export
- August 23 – export of grain and leguminous crops from Ukraine in the 2024/25 MY amounted to 6.4 mln tons, which is 67% more than last season.
- wheat – 3.1 mln tons (93% more than last year).
- barley – 1.1 mln n tons (2.5 times more than last year).
- rye – 0.3 K tons (50% less than last year).
- corn – 2.2 mln tons (22% more than last year).
- flour – 9.2 K tons (51% less than last year).
- According to the USDA forecast, Ukraine will export 14 mln tons of wheat and 24 mln tons of corn in 2024/25 MY.
- Ports of Great Odesa ensured the shipment of 43.5 mln tons of agricultural products during the year of operation of the Ukrainian corridor.
- August 28 – 3.8 K tons of corn were sent to Mozambique and 19.1 K tons to Malawi as part of the “Grain From Ukraine” initiative.
Photo: Latifundist.com
Harvest – 2024
As of August 30
Ukrainian agricultural producers harvested at least 33 mln tons — 28,7 mln tons of grain and 4.2 mln tons of oilseeds.
Planting
As of August 26, farmers in 11 regions of Ukraine planted 232.5 thousand hectares of winter rapeseed.
- Ternopil Oblast — 75.6 K ha;
- Volyn region — 50 K ha;
- Rivne Oblast — 18.8 K ha;
- Lviv Oblast — 18.7 K ha.
Farmers of Lviv oblast also started sowing winter wheat (2 K ha) and barley (0.6 K ha).