The Ministry of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture of Ukraine supported the concept of horticulture development until 2025 elaborated by the Ukrainian Horticultural Association (UHA) together with the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation, the Institute of Horticulture and Melon Сultivation, the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture and Ukrainian vegetable producers.
According to the press release of the UHA, the major problem, which the concept is aimed at, is to provide the population of Ukraine with quality vegetable and melon products, as well as the development of effective competitive production.
“The volume of vegetable commercial market in Ukraine according to different estimates is about UAH 60 billion in wholesale prices. The greatest challenge for the industry is the informal economy, reaching 75-80% of the total volume, which amounts to UAH 40 million in monetary equivalent. The share of retail chains, which pay VAT on sale in the Ukrainian vegetable retail market, does not exceed 15%. Moreover, price fluctuations in the internal market sometimes exceed 1,000% per year,” the Head of UHA, Fedir Rybalko, is quoted in the report.
Among other problems in vegetable production, he singled out the growth of vegetable imports and the decline in exports. He says that in 2019, exports fell to 70,000 tonnes, while imports reached almost 200,000 tonnes.
“We included five areas in the concept that could improve the situation in the sector. Addressing the issue of price fluctuations and unshadowing requires an incentive for smallholder farmers, family farmers and individuals to integrate into the civil market, allowing producers to gain access to government support and funding programs, and to obtain better prices for their products,” the head of the association noticed.
Two players of the first team of football club Dynamo (Kyiv) Nazariy Rusiyn and Roman Vantukh have been diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, the press service of the football club said.
“Forward of the first team Nazariy Rusyn was diagnosed with symptoms of COVID-19, after which he was promptly tested, which showed a positive result. The same was the result of the test of his roommate at the training base Roman Vantukh,” the club said on its official website on Sunday night, August 9.
The press service of the club said that after the detection of COVID-19 disease in the two players, all Dynamo players were urgently made PCR tests for COVID-19. All other results were negative.
Nazariy Rusyn and Roman Vantukh are isolated from the team and will undergo a two-week lockdown.
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of August 10
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 10/08/20
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to urgently assess the readiness of hospitals to help patients, to provide institutions with all the necessary equipment, given the rapid growth in the number of cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infection in the country.
The Office of the President reported on Saturday that the head of state instructed the government to provide medical workers with personal protective equipment in full amount and to strengthen control over compliance with quarantine rules.
Also, the Cabinet of Ministers must revise the operation of the entry points on the administrative border with the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.
“Ukraine knows how to mobilize if necessary. It’s time for the government to mobilize to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infection, which can have dire consequences not only for the economy, but also for our human capital,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Restoring the temporarily occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions will require around $10 billion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s economic advisor Oleh Ustenko said.
“Preliminary estimate: that’s around $10 billion, which will be needed to restore the uncontrolled territory. That is 5-7 per cent of our GDP,” Ustenko told The Donbas.Realities radio station on Saturday.
Once those areas have been reintegrated, it will be necessary to set up a fund with money from donors among others, he said.
