Ukraine's Cabinet of
Ministers has approved rules of organic livestock production, which regulate
the technological process of organic farming, including requirements for
raising animals, the use of fodder, prevention and treatment of diseases, etc.,
according to a posting on the government's website referring to corresponding
resolution No. 241 of March 30, 2016.
"The adoption of detailed
rules will help boost production, saturate the domestic market with
high-quality food, deepen integration
of the Ukrainian farm produce into the EU market and global markets as a whole," a statement
reads.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the
Ukrainian government also approved the rules of production of organic honey and
beekeeping products, covering such issues as placement of hives, technology of
feeding bees and other related aspects (Resolution No. 208 of March 23, 2016).
The agrarian ministry plans to
increase the share of organic products up to 3% of total agricultural
production in Ukraine by 2020. Ukraine seeks to develop its export potential
with regard to organic products, which are not subject to EU quotas in the
framework of a free trade area between Ukraine and the EU.
The number of operators of the
Ukrainian organic market, certified by Ukraine's only organic certification
agency, Organic Standard, doubled last year to 200 enterprises.
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