The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the European Union, has extended the application period for aggregators in the vegetable and berry farming sector to receive grant support, according to the FAO office in Ukraine.
“The program is designed for businesses that help small farmers integrate into supply chains. This involves investments in infrastructure and equipment that enable better storage, processing, and delivery of products, as well as entry into new markets,” the organization noted in a Facebook post.
Grants range from $26,000 (1.12 million UAH) to $150,000 (6.46 million UAH). Eligible enterprises are those developing an aggregation model centered on small producers in the Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, and Chernivtsi regions.
Applications are being accepted by the State Agrarian Registry (DAR) until April 17, 2026.
As reported, the initiative is part of a broader FAO and EU strategy to develop value chains in the Ukrainian agricultural sector to support small and medium-sized farms during the war.
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