Rural Life
Ukraine: Communities need ‘immediate support’ to produce food
Rural communities in Ukraine “need immediate support” to produce food amid the ongoing war with Russia, according to the Food...
Ukraine-Russia conflict
Agri-Business
Ukraine dam destruction: Sustained flooding to ‘disrupt farming’
Sustained flooding caused by the destruction of a dam in Ukraine will “disrupt farming activities, damage livestock and fisheries, and...
N.Ireland
Fertiliser prices worse for food security than war in Ukraine – study
A modelling study led by researchers at the University of Edinburgh suggests that surging energy and fertiliser prices will have...
Machinery
‘We cannot tell ourselves this is not my business, it is not my problem’
“We can help our neighbours, show them that they are not alone, that there is hope for a better tomorrow.”...
Agri-Business
First grain shipment from Ukraine passes inspection in Turkey
The first ship to transport grain out of Ukraine since the Russian invasion has passed inspection in Turkey and is...
Agri-Business
First grain ship from Ukraine arrives in Turkey for inspection
The first cargo ship transporting grain from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began has landed in Turkey for inspection. The...
Agri-Business
Work underway at Black Sea ports to resume grain exports
Work has begun at three of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in preparation to resume grain exports, the Ukrainian navy confirmed...
Agri-Business
UN: Ukraine grain export deal could be signed next week
The United Nations (UN) secretary-general has said that a deal allowing for the resumption of grain exports from Ukraine could...
Agri-Business
Report: War causes $4.3bn of agricultural damage in Ukraine
A new report has estimated that the Russian invasion has led to $4.3 billion worth of agricultural damage in Ukraine....
Agri-Business
WTO pledges to support Ukraine agri-food exports
Over 50 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have committed to supporting Ukraine to export agri-food products. Ireland was...
Agri-Business
UN distributes seed potatoes to over 17,000 households in Ukraine
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to over 17,700 vulnerable households...
Agri-Business
Food trapped in Ukraine 'a major worry for developing world'
The developing world could soon be faced with significant food shortages if Ukraine is unable to export crop products, according...
Government
Gov to cut tariffs on Ukrainian poultry imports
The UK government is to cut tariffs on all goods from Ukraine to zero under the UK-Ukraine free trade agreement...
N.Ireland
Unprecedented challenges facing farming and food in NI – NIGTA
Farming and food in Northern Ireland are facing a number of unprecedented challenges at the present time. That was the...
N.Ireland
UK farming unions write letter of solidarity to Ukrainian farmers
The presidents of four UK farming unions have sent a letter expressing solidarity with Ukrainian farmers to the Ukrainian National...
