Ukrainian farmers received over 137 million UAH in government aid for maintaining breeding herds of goats and sheep as part of the second phase of the first stage of the program to support the development of livestock farming and agricultural processing, according to a press release from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
According to the report, in July, 536 farms and other agricultural producers received funds through the Ukrainian State Fund for Support of Farming Enterprises.
Support is provided to producers who maintain between 5 and 500 breeding goats and/or sheep. The budget subsidy amounts to 2,000 UAH per head.
The Ministry noted that the funds are intended to help agricultural producers maintain their herds, support economic activity in rural communities, and contribute to the recovery of sheep and goat farming, whose herds, according to the Ministry, have declined by nearly 30% compared to the pre-war period.
The program is funded as part of the World Bank’s ARISE project, aimed at revitalizing Ukraine’s agricultural sector.
Applications can be submitted through the State Agrarian Register (DAR).
As previously reported, in February, agricultural producers submitted 1,621 applications through the State Agrarian Register (DAR) within two days to receive subsidies for maintaining goats and sheep, totaling 203.6 million UAH.
In June, as part of the first phase of the program for the development of livestock farming and agricultural processing, farmers received over 93 million UAH in state support for maintaining breeding herds of goats and sheep.
Lebanon has opened a market for the export of small ruminants from Ukraine, particularly sheep and goats for slaughter, according to the press service of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
According to the State Consumer Service, this is the third certificate, which the countries have concluded. Previously, the competent authorities of Ukraine and Lebanon had agreed on the forms of certificates for export of milk and dairy products and cattle for slaughtering from Ukraine.
You can familiarize yourself with the conditions for obtaining the certificate and the information required for its issuance on the official web portal of the State Service for the Protection of Consumers in the section “International Cooperation” – “Veterinary and Safety” – “Certificates for export from Ukraine”.
