A plowed field in UkraineMOSCOW, Feb 10 Ukraine plans to feed one billion people by the end of the decade , this was stated by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of the country Roman Leshchenko in Telegram.According to him, Ukraine «more and more confidently» claims the status of one of the largest guarantors of world food security.
Ukraine wants to introduce food stamps»Twenty years ago, Ukraine «fed» only 40 million people in the world. Today, the contribution is equivalent to feeding about 400 million people, not counting our population. Our development strategy until 2030 provides providing food for one billion of the world's population,» he claims. Leshchenko added that agriculture in Ukraine showed the highest increase in production in 2021 — 14.4%. At the same time, according to him, agro-food products accounted for the largest percentage in the country's total exports — about 41% per year. to the collapse of their industries and the shortage of products in the country. Politicians also spoke about the plight of the economy. Thus, the former prime minister, leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, stated that the course of the current authorities threatens Ukraine with «African famine», and the head of the political council of the Opposition Platform — For Life party, Viktor Medvedchuk, predicted economic and social collapse for the country.
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