Ukraine

Ukraine’s ban on selling farmland is choking the economy
- Bloomberg
- 04 January 2018
Kiev keeps putting off land reforms, despite pressure from the IMF and investors.
Ukraine's parliament extends ban on agricultural land sales
- Reuters
- 08 December 2017
The Ukrainian parliament voted on Thursday to extend a ban on the sale of agricultural land by one year, delaying what financial backers say is a key reform essential to Ukraine's long-term economic growth.
Phoenix looks to India to feed Africa as part of rice expansion
- Bloomberg
- 08 December 2017
The company plans to spend $300 million over the next five years, mostly on increasing processing and production, as well as expanding into farming in Africa, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, Dhawan said.
Ukraine, China sign program of investment cooperation in agricultural sector
- Ukrinform
- 06 December 2017
Ukraine and the People's Republic of China have signed the program of investment cooperation in the agricultural sector. Ukrainian agricultural sector said to have potential to become production hub for foreign partners.
World Bank names key principles of farmland turnover bill
- Interfax
- 04 October 2017
"The moratorium on agriculture land sales is a major impediment to attracting investment and unlocking productivity in Ukraine's agricultural sector," says World Bank.
Agro outsourcing target: 10,000 hectares in Kazakhstan
- Financial Tribune
- 13 June 2017
Iran's South Khorasan Province aims to get hold of 10,000 ha of farmland in Kazakhstan for its own food production. Ukraine is also being targeted.
Ukrainian lawmakers mull farm privatisation
- Foreign Brief
- 07 June 2017
Ukraine’s parliament will begin discussing controversial IMF-mandated agricultural land reforms today, while the country's farmers march in protest outside.
Chinese investors breathe new life to Ukraine's rural area
- Xinhua
- 19 April 2017
Chinese state-owned Huangfanqu Farm and a Ukrainian partner are investing $50 million in a livestock farm in Koryukovka and a grains farm in Naumovka, as well as a 2,700 ha forest, where it plans to raise wild animals.
Ukraine: MPs apply to Constitutional Court seeking to lift farmland sale moratorium
- Interafx
- 20 February 2017
An appeal signed by 55 lawmakers has been sent to the Constitutional Court seeking to lift farmland sale moratorium in Ukraine.
That boom you hear is Ukraine’s agriculture
- Bloomberg
- 15 October 2016
Companies are betting that global appetites will increasingly rely on Black Sea soil even as obstacles to growth remain.
Ukraine : Le moratoire sur la vente des terres agricoles prolongé jusqu’en 2018
- Interfax-Ukraine
- 06 October 2016
La verkhovna Rada a prolongé au moins jusqu’en 2018, le moratoire sur la vente de terres agricoles.
Charles Beigbeder : « Nous réfléchissons création d'un fonds agricole mondial »
- Les Echos
- 21 June 2016
Le français Charles Beigbeder a fondé AgroGeneration en 2007. L'entreprise exploite 120.000 hectares des terres noires d'Ukraine.