23 Aug 2022 --- Exports of core Ukrainian agricultural commodities have plummeted by almost half since the beginning of the Russian invasion, compared to the same period in 2021, statistics from Ukraine’s agriculture ministry reveal. Fresh produce exports between February 24 and August 15 this year dropped to 10 million metric tons from around 19.5 million last year. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has now inked an agreement with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine to raise competitiveness in the war-torn nation’s struggling agriculture sector.
