Ukraine has potential to produce food for 600M people - Vysotsky

Ukraine has potential to produce food for 600M people - Vysotsky

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Taras Vysotsky, first deputy minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine, believes that Ukraine has the potential to increase the number of people consuming Ukrainian food to 600 million in the coming years.

He said this on the air of the United News telethon, Ukrinform reports, citing the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine on Telegram.

"Ukraine has the potential to increase the number of people who will receive products from Ukraine to 600 million in the coming years," he said.

Vysotsky noted that a discussion on the importance of the Ukrainian agricultural sector in ensuring international food security was held at Ukraine Recovery Conference in London.

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According to the deputy minister, during the event, the Ukrainian side received assurances of investors' readiness to invest in Ukraine's agricultural sector.

As Ukrinform reported, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine presented a strategy for the agricultural sector’s development for the next ten years at Ukraine Recovery Conference in London. According to the strategy, Ukraine's grain and oilseed production should increase to 150 million tonnes in 10 years.

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