The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food will expand its work priorities in 2025 and add energy security to them, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitaliy Koval said at a meeting with representatives of the European Business Association (EBA) on Thursday.
“The Ministry is already involved in the development of Ukraine’s biomethane strategy. Moreover, the green transition is mandatory as part of the European Union, which is where Ukraine is heading,” the Ministry’s press service quoted him as saying.
Koval also emphasized that one of the priorities of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy will be to continue the existing and launch new state programs to support farmers, including the launch of regional programs.
The meeting discussed new conditions for the export of soybeans and soybean products to the EU, the transfer of grain warehouse documents to electronic form, the booking of employees of critical enterprises under the new procedure, the launch of a register of technical hemp producers, and the shortage of personnel in the agricultural sector.
“We are engaged in a dialogue with international partners to increase their support for retraining personnel, improving the material and technical base of vocational education institutions and relevant training centers. In particular, we are working on adapting agricultural machinery and equipment for people with disabilities to operate them. We have also focused on ensuring that state and regional orders for training new specialists are based on market needs. Educational institutions must train specialists to meet the expectations of employers,” Koval said and emphasized the feasibility of developing dual education and permanent classes directly at enterprises.
The Minister thanked the EBA members for the active dialog.
