Ukraine and Japan have many areas for productive cooperation in the agricultural sector

Published Mar 5, 2025

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Ukrainian Minister Vitaliy Koval has met with JICA and Japanese company 'Zensho' to discuss potential agricultural cooperation and trade. 'Zensho', with 10,000 restaurants in Europe, has expressed interest in Ukrainian agricultural products and wants to establish a processing plant in Ukraine for udon and ramen production. The talks encompassed areas like food technologies, meat cattle breeding, rice cultivation, and dairy production. This partnership aims not only to export Ukrainian agricultural products to Japan but also to invest in the development of value-added products in Ukraine, aligning with the Ministry's priorities.

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Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval met with representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japanese company “Zensho”. Deputy Minister Oksana Osmachko also took part in the meeting. The parties discussed possible areas of cooperation in the agricultural sector and trade. “Zensho” has 15 thousand restaurants around the world, 10 thousand of which are in Europe. Therefore, they are interested in our agricultural products. In particular, vegetables – potatoes, cabbage and onions. In addition, we need to build vegetable storage facilities in Ukraine. Because of their shortage, 35% of vegetables do not reach the consumer. Our cooperation can be actively developed in the areas of food technologies, the development of meat cattle breeding, growing rice crops and the production of dairy products,” Vitaliy Koval emphasized. The Minister noted that this is not only about the export of agricultural products to Japan, but also about ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult