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Ukraine as a global food exporter should have international security guarantees – Taras Vysotsky

Russia’s war against Ukraine has shown that it is necessary to change approaches to the guarantors of food security to which Ukraine belongs. This was noted in the air of the national marathon UArazom by the first deputy minister of agricultural policy and food of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky, reports “ProAgro Group” with reference to the information of the ministry.

“Ukraine is the world leader-exporter of food. Our products are imported by Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We belong to the five largest exporters of agricultural products. And for some countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and South-East Asia the issue of supplying our products is a matter of life or famine. In these countries, reserves are usually only for 2-3 months of consumption. Our war lasts more than two months. Reserves are running out, and Ukrainian ports are still blocked,” said Taras Vysotsky.

According to him, there are no international guarantees that this food will be systematically delivered. There have to be mechanisms that would guarantee the safety of exporting countries, the ability to transport products, not allowing any blocking of ports and delays of exports. After all, we feed, in addition to ourselves, about 400 million people a year, the bulk of whom could face starvation.

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