Saturday, February 13, 2016

USAID, United State Agency for International Development, has appreciated reforms carried out by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy (Document)

Agriculture is a major sector of the Ukrainian economy and a major assistance area for #USAID (United State Agency for International Development).

For the last year, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine the first of its kind in Ukraine worked actively to spur needed reforms, including endorsement of a National Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development 2015-2020.

USAID agency is proud to have contributed to the development of that strategy. It is stated in the official letter from the United State Agency for International Development (USAID).


USAID stressed that the Continuing of institutional reform by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food is critical to the Strategy's successful implementation.

«USAID is pleased to note that in undertaking reforms, the Ministry is transforming itself into a more efficient government body. As a result of the Ministry’s deregulation initiatives implemented in agriculture last year, agricultural producers can now re-invest the hundreds of millions of dollars in savings they realized as a result of deregulation to grow their agribusinesses and advance Ukraine’s economy», -the United State Agency for International Development stressed in the letter.

According to the United State Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ministry will need to address rural land reform and irrigation needs - vital development areas if Ukraine is to fulfill its tremendous agricultural potential: «In this case, USAID is committed to supporting further agricultural reform efforts in partnership with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food and other stakeholders to help Ukrainians achieve the prosperity they deserve».



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