“Ukraine sees great prospects for bilateral cooperation with the Netherlands in
the field of rural development and support of business in rural areas.
“We are also going to boost trade cooperation and increase the volume of
bilateral trade between the two countries”, Oleksii Pavlenko, the
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, stressed during a meeting withMartijn van
Dam, the State Secretary for Economic Affairs/Minister of
Agriculture, which was held in the framework of Business Forum
Ukraine-Netherlands.
Speaking about the bilateral trade in agricultural products, Oleksii Pavlenko emphasized
that the turnover between Ukraine and the Netherlands amounted to $680 million
in 2015, with the exports reaching $580 million and imports – $100 million.
The major export items in 2015 were grains ($315.4 million), oil ($135
million), oilseeds ($45 million), food industry residues and wastes ($
34million), meat and by-products ($38.8 million). Concurrently the major
import items were cocoa beans, chocolate ($24.7 million), living plants and
bulbs ($ 8.3million), juices ($ 5.9million), products from grains and cereals
($5.1 million), gelatine, peptones, dextrins ($4.3 million).
The Ukrainian Minister noted that there were such promising areas for
cooperation as:
- training and expert support in
the creation of the legal framework for public-private partnerships in the
agricultural sector;
- the support of farmers and the
agricultural services providing cooperation in the development and
implementation of energy-saving technologies;
- the assistance to small
farmers and their cooperative associations in the implementation of
environmental technologies.
“Currently, there are several joint projects which were initiated between
Ukraine and the Netherlands. The projects are aimed at the development of
various spheres of agriculture. For instance, on March, 23rd, the
presentation of the program “BELIEVE” took place. This program promotes the
development of local communities’ capacity and participation in the
implementation and monitoring of the reform process in agriculture, land
resources management and rural development,” Oleksii Pavlenko said.
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