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Ukrainian delegation of farmers to tour Minnesota this week
Ukrainian delegation of farmers to tour Minnesota this week
A bunch of farmers from Ukraine is spending the week in Minnesota, studying about alternatives and choices about how you can rebuild what’s been misplaced within the struggle.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A bunch of farmers from Ukraine is spending the week in Minnesota, studying about alternatives and choices about how you can rebuild what’s been misplaced within the struggle.
From silos to farming gear, farmer Lyubomyr Dykun tells FOX 9 that almost 30% of Ukrainian agriculture has been completely destroyed or is occupied by Russian forces.
Dykun is a part of a Ukrainian delegation of farmers that’s being sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv and hosted by the Minnesota Commerce Workplace. Whereas they’re in Minnesota, the group will tour farms and companies, sharing their tales of how the struggle has impacted their operations, and in addition studying about how you can rebuild the infrastructure that’s been misplaced within the struggle.
Because the struggle started, greater than 200 Ukrainian farms have been destroyed, however about 80% of farms had been capable of plant their crops this spring despite the continued risk. Ukraine is among the world’s largest exporters of corn and wheat, however Russian occupation has put transporting and promoting these commodities at a close to standstill.
One of many largest points farmers face proper now’s logistics, together with hidden threats of their fields.
“The largest concern now’s a variety of mines and bombs on the fields, so now it’s one other story as a result of a variety of tractor drivers are dying on the fields,” mentioned Dykun.
The delegation of farmers shall be on the town by means of Friday.