For the first time, Ukraine will send 2,453.26 tons of sunflower oil to five African countries – the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Djibouti, Mauritania, and Palestine – as part of the humanitarian food initiative Grain from Ukraine, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reports.
“We are fulfilling the mission of our country, ensuring food security in the world. And we are expanding humanitarian supplies, as announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the second Grain from Ukraine summit. We supply not only grain, but also corn, peas, and now sunflower oil. This oil will be shipped in containers from the ports of Greater Odesa,” said Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Markiyan Dmytrasevych.
Marianne Ward, Acting Director of the UN World Food Program in Ukraine, said that more than 200 thousand tons of agricultural products will be shipped under Grain from Ukraine. Many donor countries have already joined the initiative, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Luxembourg.
Mr. Dmytrasevych emphasized the important role of the UN World Food Program in supporting Ukrainians from the frontline areas and internally displaced persons. According to him, in the near future Ukraine will transfer grain for processing to the World Food Program for the production of pasta and bread. These goods will be sent to residents of the frontline areas.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food together with the World Food Program (WFP) are sending humanitarian goods under the Grain from Ukraine program.
As reported, a total of 10 ships with more than 200 thousand tons of agricultural products were sent within the initiative to Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, Nigeria, Sudan, Palestine, and Yemen.
The Grain from Ukraine initiative was launched by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in partnership with the UN World Food Program (WFP) to minimize the damage caused to the global food system by Russian aggression and the attempted blockade of Ukrainian ports.
