SowingMOSCOW, Mar 13The Ukrainian authorities have approved a number of measures to support agriculture, the sowing campaign should begin soon, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said. «We must think about the future. Therefore, the government is introducing a plan to support the sowing campaign, which should start soon where possible. Today have already approved a decision by which the state will compensate interest on loans to cover any losses associated with the implementation of agricultural activities. Also, farmers will be given state guarantees for 80% of the amount of loans they have attracted,» Shmyhal said in a video message. According to him, these The measures will allow farmers «to receive funds for the sowing campaign and be sure that if the crop is lost, they will not go bankrupt.» Earlier, UN World Food Program spokesman Thomson Peary said that the conflict in Ukraine could lead to rising food prices and world hunger. He noted that the Black Sea basin is one of the most important regions for the production of grain and agricultural products, Ukraine and Russia account for 30% of world wheat exports, 20% of world corn exports and 76% of sunflower supplies, so any interruption in production or supply could lead to to rising prices. Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, the civilian population is not in danger. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, the President of Russia emphasized.
