EU and United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation launch new grant programme to develop Ukrainian agribusiness

A new grant programme has been launched in the State Agrarian Registry (SAR) of Ukraine, offering agricultural enterprises up to $150,000 to develop aggregation models in the berry and vegetable sectors. 

The programme is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) with financial support from the European Union, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine.

Agricultural producers from Chernivetska, Ivano-Frankivska, Khmelnytska, Lvivska, Ternopilska, Volynska and Zakarpatska oblasts are eligible to apply. 

The programme targets enterprises willing to develop aggregation models that bring together small-scale farmers around shared infrastructure, product processing and access to new markets. To participate in the programme, applicants must demonstrate their readiness to integrate small-scale farmers into their business processes. This may include establishing transparent procurement agreements, providing access to infrastructure and organising training opportunities. 

Applications can be submitted through the State Agrarian Registry of Ukraine until 17 April 2026.

Under the previous cycle of the aggregation models grant programme, piloted in 2025, aggregator enterprises in the berry and vegetable sectors in Chernivetska, Ivano-Frankivska, Lvivska and Zakarpatska oblasts received grants totaling more than 33 million hryvnias. These investments enabled businesses to acquire low-temperature cold storage facilities, berry and vegetable processing equipment, sorting lines, X-ray inspection systems, solar power installations and transport equipment.

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