FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION

Published purpose

This project addresses Ukraine’s urgent need to increase grain storage capacity and enable the timely diagnosis and monitoring of animal diseases to facilitate export certification. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) implements this project. Project activities include: (1) delivering temporary polyethylene grain sleeves, modular grain storage units, and grain loading and unloading machinery to small-scale farmers across Ukraine; (2) providing technical support to small-scale farmers for managing and maintaining grain storage equipment; (3) supporting the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food in coordinating the delivery of grain storage solutions and assessing farmers’ needs across Ukraine; (4) procuring, delivering, and installing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory equipment to 6 state laboratories; and (5) increasing the capacity of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection (SSUFSCP) and State Veterinary Administration. It does so to more effectively detect and monitor animal diseases in livestock, poultry, and swine to facilitate export certification of animal products to external markets. Other financial contributors include the Japanese government, the German government, and Australia’s Minderoo Foundation.