Ukraine: 200,000 households will receive free vegetable seeds

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Published Mar 14, 2024

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has initiated a campaign to distribute vegetable seeds to 200,000 households in de-occupied communities and socially vulnerable populations in Ukraine. The AGRI-Ukraine project, supported by leading producers Gowan Seed, Bayer, Enza Zaden and Syngenta, aims to enable these households to grow approximately 70,000 tons of vegetables. The All-Ukrainian Association of Communities (UAH) will coordinate the distribution, with Nova Poshta handling the delivery.

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As part of the AGRI-Ukraine initiative, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a campaign to provide de-occupied communities and socially vulnerable populations with vegetable seeds for the spring planting season in 2024, SEEDS writes. Vegetable seeds will reach 200,000 households. This assistance will allow households to grow about 70,000 tons of vegetables. The world's leading producers Gowan Seed, Bayer, Enza Zaden and Syngenta joined the initiative and together donated 10 tons of vegetable seeds: carrots, zucchini, melon, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, onions, cucumbers and sweet corn. Read also: Ukrainian farmers did the impossible in just a year - they restored the cultivation of vegetables destroyed by the invaders - EastFruit The transfer of seeds will be carried out through local councils under the coordination of the All-Ukrainian Association of Communities (UAH), which is implementing the “Zhurtovanny Communities” project with the ...

Source: Eastfruit