EU provides €12 million to support Ukraine’s agricultural reforms and alignment with EU 

On 19 March, the European Union announced €12 million for agricultural and rural development and food safety reforms in Ukraine, with the launch of the third phase of the EU4SmallFarms and EU4SaferFood projects. 

The new phase will strengthen rural development, support small-scale farmers, and help Ukraine align its legislation and practices in agriculture, food safety, animal health and welfare, and phytosanitary policy with EU standards.

This support is part of a broader partnership between Ukraine and the EU, which is helping Ukraine prepare for membership of the EU and integration into its internal market. Both projects are funded through the Ukraine Facility instrument.

The projects will run for 40 months and will be implemented closely with key Ukrainian institutions: the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, the Verkhovna Rada, the State Service on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, the State Forest Resources Agency, and the State Agency for the Development of Land Reclamation, Fisheries, and Food Programmes.

The project on ‘Improvement of legislation, control and awareness in food safety, animal health and welfare, and phytosanitary in Ukraine’ (EU4SaferFood) (phase III) runs from March 2026 till July 2029. Its budget is € 5.4 million.

The project on ‘Support to align Ukrainian legislation, policies and institutions with EU acquis in agriculture and rural development’ (EU4SmallFarms) runs from October 2025 to February 2029. Its budget is €7.5 million.

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