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{{Short description|Ukrainian program to provide humanitarian food aid}}
{{Infobox organization
|name = Grain From Ukraine
| native_name = Зерно з України
|logo = Grain from Ukraine.jpg▼
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|logo =
|formation = November 26, 2022
|purpose = food security<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-holds-food-security-summit-kyiv-2022-11-26/|title=Ukraine, partners launch $150 mln grain export plan to help vulnerable nations|website=Reuters|date=November 26, 2022|accessdate=November 27, 2022}}</ref>
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'''Grain From Ukraine''' ({{lang-uk|Зерно з України}}) is a humanitarian food program that was launched on November 26, 2022, on the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the [[Holodomor]] of 1932-19331932–1933, by the President of Ukraine, [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]], to supply grain to the poorest countries in Africa.<ref name="dw">{{cite web |urlauthor=https://www.dw.com/uk/uZhuravlyova |first=Olga |date=2022-rokovini11-golodomoru-oficijno-startue-programa-zerno-z-ukraini/a-6390076826 |title=У роковини Голодомору стартувала програма "Зерно з України"|publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]|website=dw.com|author=Ольга Журавльова|date=2022-11-26}}</ref> The program aims to provide grain to at least 5 million people by the end of spring 2023.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardiandw.com/worlduk/2022/nov/26/kyivu-opensrokovini-graingolodomoru-fromoficijno-ukrainestartue-schemeprograma-tozerno-getz-foodukraini/a-to-africas-poorest-countries63900768 |titlewebsite=Kyivdw.com opens Grain from Ukraine scheme to get food to Africa's poorest countries|websitepublisher=[[TheDeutsche GuardianWelle]]|author=Patrick Wintour|date=2022-11-26}}</ref>
 
==History==
[[File:WF1845837 20240220 SDN Abubaker-Garelnabei 067.jpg|thumb|Wheat flour from Ukraine in [[Port Sudan]], [[Sudan]] (February 2024)]]
The Grain From Ukraine program was first mentioned in Zelenskyi's speech at the [[2022 G20 Bali summit|G20 summit]].<ref name="Ukrinform">{{cite web|url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-economy/3614526-zerno-dla-miljoniv-ludej-pocala-robotu-gumanitarna-prodovolca-programa-grain-from-ukraine.html|title=Зерно для мільйонів людей: почала роботу гуманітарна продовольча програма Grain from Ukraine|publisher=[[Укрінформ]]|website=ukrinform.ua|date=2022-11-15}}</ref> According to him, according to the program, Ukraine has decided to direct part of the harvested wheat, which was destined for export, to be dedicated to certain African countries where there are already problems of hunger. Part of the export grain can be purchased by states which are participating in the project. Ukraine will then supply the grain to certain African countries.<ref name="Ukrinform"/>
Prior to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)|2022]], Ukraine was one of the key [[World Food Programme]] grain suppliers and the world's 4th largest grain exporter. The country also accounted for over 15% of global corn exports, 10% of wheat, 15-20% of barley and over 50% of sunflower oil.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> The blockade of Ukrainian ports by the [[Black Sea Fleet]] in the first weeks of the full-scale invasion interrupted grain exports, rapidly increasing global food prices and fueling [[2022–2023 food crises|food crises]], greatly increasing the risk of [[famine]] in the poorest countries.<ref name=usaid-1>{{cite web |url=https://ua.usembassy.gov/the-united-states-announces-additional-funding-to-deliver-ukrainian-grain-to-the-worlds-most-vulnerable/ |title=The United States Announces Additional Funding to Deliver Ukrainian Grain to the World’s Most Vulnerable |publisher=U.S. Embassy in Ukraine |date=2022-11-18 |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref>
 
[[David Beasley]], the Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, has estimated that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed around 70 million people to the brink of starvation worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |title=UN warns up to 345 million people marching toward starvation |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-south-sudan-yemen-russia-ukraine-b2168490.html |access-date=22 March 2024 |publisher=The Independent |date=16 September 2022}}</ref>
As the Head of the President's Office, [[Andrii Yermak]], emphasized, international partners will be able to simultaneously support the Ukrainian economy in a difficult situation and help African countries.<ref name="Ukrinform"/>
 
Grain exports from Ukraine were resumed within the [[Black Sea Grain Initiative]] in July and August 2022.<ref name=usaid-1 /> From August to November 2022, over 11 billion tons of supplies went to 38 countries, and WFP and [[USAID]] resumed humanitarian shipments to the poorest countries.<ref name=dw-1>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/uk/u-rokovini-golodomoru-oficijno-startue-programa-zerno-z-ukraini/a-63900768 |title=У роковини Голодомору стартувала програма "Зерно з України" |language=uk |trans-title=Grain from Ukraine program launched in the anniversary of Holodomor|author=Ольга Журавльова |date=2022-11-26 |publisher=DW |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref>
On November 26, 2022, the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, the program was officially launched.<ref name="guardian"/>
 
The Grain from Ukraine program was proposed by the president [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] at the [[2022 G20 Bali summit]] as a way to support humanitarian shipments to the countries in need and Ukrainian grain producers.<ref name=agripulse>{{cite web |url=https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/18671-ukraine-ramps-up-efforts-to-show-its-grain-feeds-the-needy |title=Ukraine ramps up efforts to show its grain feeds the needy |author=Bill Tomson |date=2023-01-04 |publisher=AgriPulse |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref><ref name=interfax-1>{{cite web |url=https://interfax.com.ua/news/economic/872113.html |title=Программа Grain from Ukraine предусматривает обеспечение зерном минимум 5 млн человек до конца весны-2023 |language=ru |trans-title=Grain from Ukraine will help to supply grain for 5 mil people before June 2023 |date=2022-11-15 |publisher=Интерфакс |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref><ref name=forbes-1>{{cite web |url=https://forbes.ua/ru/news/ukraina-zaproponuvala-gumanitarnu-programu-dlya-nedopushchennya-golodu-v-sviti-15112022-9752 |title=Украина запускает гуманитарную "зерновую" программу. Она должна помочь украинским производителям и беднейшим странам |language=ru |trans-title=Ukraine launches a humanitarian grain programme to help Ukrainian farmers and the poorest countries |author=Юрий Тарасовский |date=2022-11-15 |publisher=Forbes |accessdate=2020-01-06}}</ref> The initiative was officially launched on November 26, 2022, at the International Summit on Food Security in Kyiv, held on the 90th anniversary of [[Holodomor]].<ref name=politico>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-initiative-send-grain-to-africa-gets-western-support-eu-nato-food-famine/ |title=Ukraine’s initiative to send grain to Africa gets Western support |author=Giorgio Leali |date=2022-11-26 |publisher=Politico |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite web |author=Wintour |first=Patrick |author-link=Patrick Wintour |date=2022-11-26 |title=Kyiv opens Grain from Ukraine scheme to get food to Africa's poorest countries |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/26/kyiv-opens-grain-from-ukraine-scheme-to-get-food-to-africas-poorest-countries |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
==Activities==
As part of the initiative, about 60 ships with Ukrainian grain are planned to be sent to some of the poorest countries in Africa by the middle of next year. One ship financed by Germany has already left for Ethiopia. The grain is also planned to be sent from the [[Port of Odesa|Odesa port]] to such "humanitarian hotspots" as Sudan, Yemen, and Somalia.<ref name="dw"/><ref name="guardian"/>
 
Ukrainian authorities emphasized that the Grain from Ukraine program aims to highlight the role of Ukraine as a responsible member of the global community and to challenge the [[Russian propaganda]] which puts the blame for the food crises on Ukraine and its Western partners.<ref name="guardian"/>
Grain for the first two ships was purchased by Ukraine itself at the expense of state funds, and freight was paid by Germany and Japan. For other ships, grain will be bought at the expense of other countries. In particular, the [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID) has already agreed to provide up to 20 million dollars for this initiative.<ref name="dw"/> British Foreign Minister [[James Cleverly]] also announced the allocation of additional funds for the program during his visit to Ukraine on November 25, 2022.<ref name="dw"/>
 
To date, the Grain from Ukraine program has accumulated financial support of around 220 million USD, and more than thirty countries and international organizations have joined the initiative.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> The Ukrainian Government is working to increase the number of donor countries participating and the financial contributions received to the program.
 
== Format ==
 
The goal of the Grain from Ukraine program is to prevent [[famine]] and provide food to no less than 5 million people in the poorest countries of [[Africa]] and [[Asia]], such as the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (DRC), [[Ethiopia]], [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan|Southern Sudan]], [[Somalia]], [[Yemen]], [[Kenya]], and [[Nigeria]]. Grain from Ukraine is due to be expanded, with support provided to more countries including [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]], [[Madagascar]], [[Djibouti]], [[Liberia]], [[Mauritania]], [[Lebanon]], and others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
 
Ukrainian authorities have scheduled around 60 shipments to take place under the program, each providing food to up to 90 thousand people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/148149-vladimir-zelenskii-v-ramkakh-programmy-grain-from-ukraine-planiruem-otpravit-iz-nashikh-portov-po-menshei-mere-60-sudov-v-strany-kotorym-ugrozhaiut-golod-i-zasukha |title=Владимир Зеленский – В рамках программы Grain from Ukraine планируем отправить из наших портов по меньшей мере 60 судов в страны, которым угрожают голод и засуха |language=ru |trans-title=Grain from Ukraine plans to send no less than 60 ships to prevent famine — Zelensky |date=2022-11-26 |publisher=Interpressnews |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref> Donor countries purchase the grain from a separate pool, accumulating harvest from small and medium-sized farms. The freight costs are covered by the Grain from Ukraine program participants.<ref name=interfax-1 /><ref name=forbes-1 /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kibii |first1=Eliud |title=Ukraine sows its offensive across Africa through grain diplomacy |url=https://www.theafricareport.com/265600/ukraine-sows-its-offensive-across-africa-through-grain-diplomacy/ |access-date=2 April 2023 |work=The Africa Report |date=5 December 2022}}</ref>
 
Since the start of the initiative, 170,000 tons of wheat have been sent to countries facing food insecurity and famine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> Notable shipments include:
 
* In December 2022, a ship carrying 25,000 tons of wheat arrived at the port of Doraleh in Djibouti, bound for neighboring Ethiopia<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ljunggren |first1=David |last2=Maler |first2=Sandra |title=Ukraine says ship with wheat for Ethiopia arrives, part of anti-famine push |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-says-ship-with-wheat-ethiopia-arrives-part-anti-famine-push-2022-12-03/ |access-date=22 March 2024 |agency=Reuters |date=4 December 2022}}</ref>
* In March 2023, a vessel carrying 30,000 tons of wheat arrived in Mombasa, Kenya<ref>{{cite news |title=First ship with 30 thousand tons of Ukrainian wheat arrived in Kenya as part of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Grain from Ukraine humanitarian program |url=https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/u-mezhah-gumanitarnoyi-programi-volodimira-zelenskogo-grain-81693 |access-date=22 March 2024 |publisher=The Presidential Office of Ukraine |date=20 March 2023}}</ref>
* In February 2024, 7,600 tons of wheat flour arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan, providing support to those affected by the ongoing conflict in the country<ref>{{cite news |title=Emergency food aid from Ukraine arrives in war-torn Sudan |url=https://www.wfp.org/news/emergency-food-aid-ukraine-arrives-war-torn-sudan |access-date=22 March 2024 |publisher=World Food Programme |date=28 February 2024}}</ref>
* On 29 February 2024, a special event was held in Abuja, Nigeria, to welcome the arrival in the country of 25,000 tons of grain, which had landed at Port Harcourt the previous month. This will support those in Nigeria who are food insecure or displaced as a result of current conflict in the country<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigeria welcomes Ukrainian grain shipment |url=https://intrademagazine.com/nigeria-welcomes-ukrainian-grain-shipment/ |access-date=22 March 2024 |issue=January - February 2024 |publisher=International Trade Magazine |date=29 February 2024}}</ref>
 
Ukraine has also established the International Co-ordination Group for the Prevention of Hunger, which includes representatives of governments, corporations and philanthropists who can directly influence the food needs of millions of people around the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> The Co-ordination Group will develop a joint global action program – a roadmap to prevent the global food crisis from worsening. The World Food Programme, together with Ukraine and donor countries, is identifying recipient countries for Ukrainian grain among those facing acute food shortages.
 
== Participants ==
 
Donations to Grain from Ukraine total around US$220 million from over 30 countries and international organizations.<ref name=agripulse />
 
* Ukraine purchased 50,000 tons of grain for the first two ships (around 420 million hryvnas); [[Germany]] and [[Japan]] paid for the freight.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/uk/ukraina-vitratila-420-miljoniv-griven-na-programu-grain-from-ukraine/a-63806529 |title=Grain from Ukraine коштувала Україні 420 мільйонів гривень |author=Валерій Сааков, Лілія Ржеутська |publisher=DW |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref>
* The [[European Commission]] donated funds to purchase 40,000 tons of grain.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://euneighbourseast.eu/news/latest-news/grain-from-ukraine-european-commission-pays-to-ship-40000-tons-of-ukrainian-grain-via-two-boats/ |title=Grain from Ukraine: European Commission pays to ship 40,000 tons of Ukrainian grain via two boats |date=2022-11-28 |publisher=EU Neighbours East |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref> This came in addition to EUR 1 billion provided within the Solidarity Lanes food export program.<ref name=politico />
* [[USAID]] provided US$20 million in addition to US$173 million donated to WFP to purchase grain within the Black Sea Grain Initiative<ref name=agripulse /> and over US$11 billion in humanitarian aid provided to the poorest countries in 2022.<ref name=usaid-1 /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/speeches/nov-26-2022-administrator-power-grain-ukraine-initiative-launch |title=Administrator Samantha Power at the Grain from Ukraine Initiative Launch |date=2022-11-26 |publisher=USAID |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref>
* [[South Korea]] donated US$3 million via the WFP.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/brd/m_5676/view.do?seq=322105 |title=Korean Government to Join "Grain from Ukraine" Initiative |date=2022-11-29 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea |accessdate=2022-01-06}}</ref>
* [[Sweden]] donated SEK 100 million (US$9.5 million) in addition to SEK 400 million provided earlier to WFP.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.government.se/articles/2022/12/ukrainian-grain-alleviates-the-global-hunger-crisis/ |title=Ukrainian grain alleviates the global hunger crisis |date=2022-12-15 |publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref>
* Other donors included [[Austria]] (US$3.9 million), [[the UK]] (US$6 million), [[Canada]] (US$30 million), [[Netherlands]] (US$4 million),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.agroberichtenbuitenland.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/12/01/grain-from-ukraine-initiative |title=Launch of "Grain from Ukraine" Program |date=2022-11-23 |publisher=Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref> [[France]] (US$20 million),<ref name=politico /> as well as [[Germany]], [[Qatar]], [[Norway]], [[Poland]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.intellinews.com/ukraine-launches-grain-from-ukraine-scheme-263606/ |title=Ukraine launches "Grain From Ukraine" scheme |author=Dominic Culverwell |date=2022-11-28 |publisher=bne Intellinews |accessdate=2023-01-06}}</ref> [[Turkey]], and [[Japan]].<ref name=agripulse />
 
▲|logo == 'Grain from Ukraine.jpg' ambassadors ==
As of March 2024, seven ‘Grain from Ukraine’ ambassadors have been appointed to promote the program and its impact on alleviating hunger around the world:
* [[Mohammad Abdullahi Omar]], former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Somaliland Minister Mohmmad Abdullahi Appointed Ambassador for “Grain from Ukraine” |url=https://panafricanvisions.com/2023/11/former-somaliland-minister-mohmmad-abdullahi-appointed-ambassador-for-grain-from-ukraine/ |access-date=22 March 2024 |publisher=Pan African Visions |date=25 November 2023}}</ref>
* Dr [[Joyce Banda]], former President of Malawi<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
* Dr [[Christopher Fomunyoh]], Regional Director of Central and West Africa Programs at the [[National Democratic Institute]] in the United States<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
* Dr [[Oby Ezekwesili]], former Nigerian Minister of Education and former [[World Bank]] Vice President<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
* [[Charlotte Leslie]], former member of the United Kingdom Parliament and current Director of the [[Conservative Middle East Council]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
* Manav Sachdeva, an academic with extensive experience of leading initiatives in developing countries and a former holder of senior positions in the [[United Nations|UN]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
* [[Neven Mimica]], the former Deputy Prime Minister of [[Croatia]] who has served as the European Commissioner for International Co-operation and Development since 2014<ref>{{cite web |title=Grain From Ukraine |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/grain-ukraine |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
 
==See also==
*[[Food security]]
*[[Black Sea Grain Initiative]]
*[[United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union]]
 
==References==
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