The article highlights the failure of state support for cotton cultivation in Ukraine's 2025 budget, a failure attributed to the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Vitaly Koval. The lack of support was expected, as a budget amendment advocating for 300 million hryvnias to subsidize cotton cultivation was endorsed by the budget committee and supported by People's Deputy, Stepan Chernyavskyi. Despite its approval, the amendment was ultimately excluded from the budget, leading to the cancellation of a program aimed at aiding cotton farmers. This development is seen as a setback for the agricultural sector and could impact Ukraine's defense capabilities, given cotton's role in gunpowder production. Chernyavskyi has called for the ministry to correct this oversight and is ready to submit an amendment to the parliament, provided he receives support from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.