The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that, without immediate and sustained support, thousands of rural households in Ukraine may be unable to plant or harvest on schedule—threatening both national food security and rural livelihoods.
FAO calls on donors and partners to redouble their support to Ukraine’s farming families, as their role in national food security, local economies and long-term recovery is indispensable.
There is an urgent need for assistance to help Ukrainian farmers facing restricted access to their land due to landmines, along with insufficient funds to buy necessary agricultural supplies.
According to FAO, rural households in Ukraine – many of them elderly- or female-headed – continue to depend on agriculture for their survival. They are growing vegetables, tending to a single cow or a handful of chickens, and cultivating small plots of land – often under shelling, without reliable electricity, and with limited access to markets and supplies. What used to be a routine part of their work is now life-threatening in some regions, the organizaition said in its statement.
“With the war still affecting millions, rural frontline communities remain among the most vulnerable and the least supported. These families want to be able to provide for themselves. They want to stay on their land. And emergency agricultural support is such an effective means of enabling them to do that,” said Rein Paulsen, Director of Emergencies and Resilience at FAO, during his recent visit to Zaporizka oblast, Ukraine.
Urgent support is needed to help them safely access their fields and obtain essential production resources like seeds, fertilizers, storage and energy solutions.
According to the Fourth Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment, conducted by the government of Ukraine, the World Bank, the EU and the UN, Ukraine’s agriculture sector has suffered $83.9 billion in damages and losses, with an additional $1.6 billion in the irrigation sector. Rural households and small-scale farmers bear a significant share of this impact and have been forced to adapt – facing land contamination, labour shortages, rising input costs and power outages. Thousands of families still lack basic tools, inputs and services needed to sustain their production and protect their livelihoods.
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Norway is stepping up military support for Ukraine with a $640 million package aimed at boosting the country's drone capabilities, both on the battlefield and for infrastructure protection.
Ukraine faces a massive housing crisis as the ongoing war leaves over 2.5 million homes damaged or destroyed. Reconstruction efforts are advancing, but the road ahead remains long, complex, and deeply tied to economic, demographic, and security realities.
Afghan farmers are shifting away from opium cultivation as the interim government ramps up efforts to eliminate the drug trade, offering alternative crops and local support.
The EU is moving to simplify and unify its space policy with a landmark proposal—the EU Space Act aimed at boosting Europe’s competitiveness in the global space economy and establishing a single, streamlined market for space services.
China has surpassed its 2030 renewable energy target six years ahead of schedule and now leads the world in clean energy investment, innovation, and deployment, transforming itself into a global powerhouse in the transition to a sustainable energy future.
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