Farmers of Mykolaiv region and Kherson region received more than 1,300 sleeves for grain storage

Farmers of the front-line Mykolaiv and Kherson regions received more than 1,300 grain sleeves with a capacity of 200 tons. In particular, farmers from Mykolaiv region received 1,091 sleeves, and from Kherson Oblast — 217.

This was announced by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitalii Koval in his Telegram channel.

In total, 1,080 farmers from nine regions of Ukraine took part in the program. They received 5473 sleeves. The largest amount was distributed among farmers of the Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions.

We will remind, in September, agrarians of the Mykolayiv region submitted 229 applications for state support: 217 from the territory of possible hostilities and 12 — active hostilities.

How does the agricultural sector work in the Mykolaiv region?

At the beginning of March, twelve regions in Ukraine have already started sowing spring cereals — wheat, barley, peas and oats. Among them is the Mykolaiv region.

This year, in the 2024 sowing campaign, the agrarians of the Mykolaiv region used the lands that were flooded as a result of the Russian troops undermining the Kakhovka HPP. The head of Mykolaiv region noted that the farmers of Mykolaiv region began to grow more technical crops due to blocked ports and problems with logistics.

It should be noted that the agricultural producers of the Mykolaiv region, who suffered losses after flooding due to an explosion at the Kakhovka HPP, received compensation from the state in the amount of 1.5 billion hryvnias.

In addition, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) selected 29 agricultural producers from the Voznesensk district of the Mykolayiv region, who will receive modular grain storage facilities for storing their products.

In 2023, the production of agricultural products in the Mykolaiv region, compared to 2022, increased by 24%.

During 2023, the Mykolaiv region exported 2.3 million tons of grain and leguminous crops.

In general, the losses of the agrarians of the Mykolaiv Oblast due to the full-scale war amounted to 5.5 billion dollars.