Twinning projects are important for implementing EU legislation and for building bridges between future EU Member States. 🇱🇻 🇵🇱 🇳🇱 provided their expertise in protection of plant variety rights & GMO legislation in 🇺🇦 @Naktuinbouw https://t.co/7P9FAfBPjj
Dear friends!
Ukraine is entering its third severe winter of war after more than 1000 days of war. Almost daily there are Russian missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure. De Leeuw Kyiv Foundation has started a new fundraiser on https://t.co/btwNTWD7Rg to raise money for generators, batteries, chargers, converters, power banks and transport, for the Ukrainian citizens and soldiers who bravely defend the country.
For more information, read the donation page and donate if you can. 🙏
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Today was the grand opening of the new 10.000 tonns potato storage of Adelaide in Zhytomyr Oblast 🇺🇦 . They had to move from south of Kherson due to temporary occupation. The storage has 🇳🇱 technologies as well and is funded by USAID #StandWithUkraine
Beremytske Nature park - a beautiful 500 ha nature conservation area in Chernihiv oblast with stunning Koniks horses 🤩 having overcome the challenges of fullscale war, the park is open for visitors. Partners of the park incl 🇳🇱 ARK & Rewilding Europe https://t.co/lmizBxSEAN
Last week we visited Sergiy ourselves. The company managed to largely de-mine its agricultural land for 🥔 & 🥕. With support of 🇳🇱 @RVO_Int_Ond , a new processing line was installed as demo project. The energy to keep going is impressive #resilience#foodsecurity 🇺🇦 2/2
In Jan 2023 the Dutch news visited a.o. Green Guild, a vegetable & potato company close to Hostomel airport, which was heavily damaged in the first days of the russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine 1/2
De oorlog in Oekraïne veroorzaakt niet alleen menselijk leed; met een krimp van 30 procent wordt ook de economie zwaar getroffen. En de vooruitzichten zijn somber. Een reportage van verslaggever @janeikelboom.
Deze week is het 1.000 dagen geleden dat rusland de grootschalige invasie begon in de oorlog tegen Oekraine. De schade aan de landbouwsector is immens terwijl Oekraine een belangrijke rol speelt in de mondiale voedselzekerheid. Met ons team willen we bijdragen aan wederopbouw 🇺🇦
Maak kennis met onze LVVN-raad in #Oekraïne: Carolien Spaans 🇺🇦 Dit is de tweede keer dat Carolien Spaans LVVN-raad is op de Nederlandse Ambassade in #Kyiv, Oekraïne. Toen ze begin dit jaar terugkeerde, trof ze een andere stad aan.
@minlvvn | @AgriKyiv
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In response to the challenges caused by russia’s invasion, a new subsidy round of the #Ukraine Partnership Facility will be launched by 🇳🇱 . UPF provides financial support for reconstruction projects in 🇺🇦 incl in agriculture & energy #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/SnwV4oERAL
The #climatesmart potato centre contributes to #foodsecurity by together with 3.000 farmers growing 53 mln kg of potatoes. Also the 🥔 sector is impacted by the war. Already for a long time the 🇳🇱 supports the sector in 🇺🇦 and we will continue doing so https://t.co/9CxecK1Fgw
Recently we visited the project Rebuilding Potato Ukraine near Chernihiv. An initiative of @sayagrico & @APHGroup. The investment into drip irrigation, storage, machinery & training for #potato growers is supported by 🇳🇱 government 1/2
Afterwards we visited dairy farm Rozhvolozhzhya - during the first period of fullscale invasion they were able to feed the local community, incl bringing flour to Kyiv, when normal supply chains were disrupted #foodsecurity
Last week we visited the #dairy plant Bilotserkivskyi together with the EU integration committee of Ukrainian dairy. We discussed the current challenges in the dairy sector, incl power cuts and changing consumer habits. Despite, the factory does all it can to keep running
If you want to know more about us, you can read more about our backgrounds on our website. And please reach out to us for specific questions! https://t.co/EJAVS0Gh07 3/3
After some silence on this account, we are back 🌾🇺🇦 🇳🇱 💪🏻 As of July 1st, the agri team at @NLinUkraine is complete again. Katya has luckily stayed with us, Dmytro has been added to our team and myself, Carolien, I came back to Ukraine 1/3
We will start updating you again on this account about the developments in Ukraine’s agricultural sector during wartime, the support that Dutch companies can give and our running projects. You can also subscribe to our website https://t.co/tg5HDuJCnt 2/3
Want to know more about the Ukrainian agriculture sector and opportunities for Dutch farmers? Then check this episode of the “boerenverstand” podcast! #uagronl#podcast https://t.co/hGcy5Q38L6
Big appreciation for the Ukrainian Embassy to the Netherlands, the city of Kyiv and Emiel de Sévren Jacquet for bringing our Dutch tulips to Maidan!! #uagronl#tulips
Based on the result of a special investigation on the import of cut roses, the Ukrainian MEDT has taken the decision to impose special duty for imported cut roses HS code 0603 11 00. #Customs#safeguardinvestigation#cutroses https://t.co/iAGkBvpSxH
This year, we remember the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 26 April 1986. We look back and see that despite the negative effect of the disaster on human life, many scientists see its likely beneficial effect to the ecosystem. #uagronl https://t.co/oE6owgvnz3