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Grain From Ukraine (Ukrainian: 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 1932–1933, by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to supply grain to the poorest countries in Africa.[2] The program aims to provide grain to at least 5 million people by the end of spring 2023.[3]

Grain From Ukraine
Зерно з України
FormationNovember 26, 2022
Purposefood security[1]

History

 
Wheat from Ukraine in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (March 2023)

Prior to 2022, Ukraine was one of the key World Food Programme grain suppliers and the world's 4th largest grain exporter. 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 food crises, greatly increasing the risk of famine in the poorest countries.[4]

Grain exports from Ukraine were resumed within the Black Sea Grain Initiative in July and August 2022.[4] 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.[5]

The Grain from Ukraine program was proposed by the president Vladimir Zelensky at the 2022 G20 Bali summit as a way to support humanitarian shipments to the countries in need and Ukrainian grain producers.[6][7][8] The initiative was officially launmched on November 26, 2022, at the food security summit in Kyiv on the 90th anniversary of Holodomor.[9][3]

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 put the blame for the food crises on Ukraine and its Western partners.[3]

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, Southern Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Kenya, and Nigeria. Ukrainian authorities scheduled around 60 shipments, each providing food to up to 90 thousand people.[10] 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.[7][8][11]

Participants

By the end of 2022, donations to Grain from Ukraine totaled up to US$200 million from 30 countries.[6]

  • Ukraine purchased 50 thousand tons of grain for the first two ships (around 420 million hrivnas); Germany and Japan paid for the freight.[12]
  • The European Commission donated funds to purchase 40 thousand tons of grain.[13] This came in addition to EUR 1 billion provided within the Solidarity Laanes food export program.[9]
  • USAID provided US$20 million in addition to US$173 million donated to WFP to purchase grain within the Black Sea Grain Initiative.[6] and over US$11 billion in humanitarian aid provided to the poorest countries in 2022.[4][14]
  • South Korea donated US$3 million via the WFP.[15]
  • Sweden donated SEK 100 million (US$9,5 million) in addition to SEK 400 million provided to SEK 400 million provided earlier to WFP.[16]
  • Other donors included Austria (US$3,9 million), the UK (US$6 million), Canada (US$30 million), Netherlands (US$4 million).,[17] France (US$20 million),[9] as well as Germany, Qatar, Norway, Poland,[18] Turkey, and Japan.[6]

Outcomes

In November and December 2022, the first shipments were complete to Ethiopia and Somalia, and several more ships were on the way.[7][8][19][20][21][22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ukraine, partners launch $150 mln grain export plan to help vulnerable nations". Reuters. November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Zhuravlyova, Olga (2022-11-26). "У роковини Голодомору стартувала програма "Зерно з України"". dw.com. Deutsche Welle.
  3. ^ a b c Wintour, Patrick (2022-11-26). "Kyiv opens Grain from Ukraine scheme to get food to Africa's poorest countries". The Guardian.
  4. ^ a b c "The United States Announces Additional Funding to Deliver Ukrainian Grain to the World's Most Vulnerable". U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  5. ^ Ольга Журавльова (2022-11-26). "У роковини Голодомору стартувала програма "Зерно з України"" [Grain from Ukraine program launched in the anniversary of Holodomor] (in Ukrainian). DW. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  6. ^ a b c d Bill Tomson (2023-01-04). "Ukraine ramps up efforts to show its grain feeds the needy". AgriPulse. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  7. ^ a b c "Программа Grain from Ukraine предусматривает обеспечение зерном минимум 5 млн человек до конца весны-2023" [Grain from Ukraine will help to supply grain for 5 mil people before June 2023] (in Russian). Интерфакс. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  8. ^ a b c Юрий Тарасовский (2022-11-15). "Украина запускает гуманитарную "зерновую" программу. Она должна помочь украинским производителям и беднейшим странам" [Ukraine launches a humanitarian grain programme to help Ukrainian farmers and the poorest countries] (in Russian). Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  9. ^ a b c Giorgio Leali (2022-11-26). "Ukraine's initiative to send grain to Africa gets Western support". Politico. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  10. ^ "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" [Grain from Ukraine plans to send no less than 60 ships to prevent famine — Zelensky] (in Russian). Interpressnews. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  11. ^ Kibii, Eliud (5 December 2022). "Ukraine sows its offensive across Africa through grain diplomacy". The Africa Report. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  12. ^ Валерій Сааков, Лілія Ржеутська. "Grain from Ukraine коштувала Україні 420 мільйонів гривень". DW. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  13. ^ "Grain from Ukraine: European Commission pays to ship 40,000 tons of Ukrainian grain via two boats". EU Neighbours East. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  14. ^ "Administrator Samantha Power at the Grain from Ukraine Initiative Launch". USAID. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  15. ^ "Korean Government to Join "Grain from Ukraine" Initiative". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  16. ^ "Ukrainian grain alleviates the global hunger crisis". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  17. ^ "Launch of "Grain from Ukraine" Program". Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  18. ^ Dominic Culverwell (2022-11-28). "Ukraine launches "Grain From Ukraine" scheme". bne Intellinews. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  19. ^ "Second batch of Ukrainian grain delivered to Somalia as part of Grain from Ukraine progra". Ukrinform. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  20. ^ "Another 60 thsd tonnes of Ukrainian agricultural products purchased under Grain from Ukraine program". APK Inform. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  21. ^ Леонид Уварчев (2022-12-04). "В Эфиопию прибыло первое судно с украинским зерном по программе Grain from Ukraine". Коммерсантъ. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  22. ^ "Сумма взносов на программу Grain from Ukraine достигла около $190 млн – Кулеба". Гордон. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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