Before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, agriculture was one of the most dynamic and structurally important sectors of its economy, contributing significantly to exports and employment. Despite the ongoing war, the sector has remained a backbone of the Ukrainian economy and continues to be deeply embedded in global food supply chains, while also sustaining food security across multiple regions within Ukraine. Even so, the scale of war-related damage to the agricultural sector is substantial.
Against this backdrop, this Task Force report adopts an integrated ‘from mines to markets’ perspective. It addresses the full recovery chain – from ensuring safe and productive land, to improving access to finance, unlocking digital and technological solutions, and rebuilding critical infrastructure. These enabling factors are deeply intertwined and should be understood as a sequential yet overlapping recovery chain, requiring coordinated sequencing of interventions.
At the same time, Ukraine’s agricultural recovery must be closely aligned with its EU accession pathway. Regulatory alignment and integration into the EU market should not be seen as an endpoint, but as a means to upgrade production standards, improve sustainability, and enhance overall competitiveness. This in turn will strengthen Ukraine’s capacity to operate as a reliable global supplier, ensuring that EU integration goes hand in hand with maintaining and expanding its role in global food security.
In this report, each section provides an analysis of these enabling factors, accompanied by policy recommendations. The report also identifies the following set of cross-cutting priorities and recommendations to guide Ukraine’s agricultural recovery and long-term transformation.
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