The United States provides financial aid for the development of Ukrainian agriculture

By: STA Date: 2023. 07. 19. 10:30

The United States will provide an additional 250 million dollars (about HUF 85 billion) in support to Ukraine to maintain the functionality of its agriculture, announced the director of the American International Development Agency (USAID).

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During his visit to Ukraine, Samatha Power announced that the amount will be allocated to the expansion of critically important agricultural infrastructure, including irrigation systems, the construction of grain storage facilities, transshipment facilities and border and port facilities. According to the organization’s statement, the Agriculture Resilience Initiative -Ukraine – AGRI-Ukraine), which will increase to 350 million dollars with the new amount. Ukrainian agricultural and food products are critical to the world’s food supply and play a key role in Ukraine’s economic recovery, USAID’s announcement reads. Director Samantha Power, during her visit to the port of Odessa on Tuesday, also condemned Russia’s decision on Monday to suspend its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which, through the mediation of the UN and Turkey, has enabled the export of Ukrainian grain for the past 11 months.

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