At the regular meeting of the Board of the Lviv Agrarian Chamber, the report on the activities of the public organisation for 2024 was considered, and the Audit Committee’s report for 2023 was heard.
Following the discussions, several important decisions were taken concerning both the organisation’s internal policies and its interaction with state institutions.
One of the key decisions was the approval of a policy on human resources, aimed at establishing transparent mechanisms for the selection, development and motivation of staff. In addition, regulations on providing assistance to victims of sexual exploitation and abuse were approved. These regulations are based on a victim-centred approach, with the aim of providing effective support and protection to victims.
The Board adopted an appeal to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the President demanding that the destruction of the farming system associated with Draft Law No. 6013, which could negatively affect small farmers, be prevented.
A separate appeal was made to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy requesting that it streamline the process for farmers keeping cattle, goats or sheep to register applications for budgetary aid via the DAR, as well as for other forms of budgetary support.
Board member Marian Lozinsky, the representative for the Sambir region, raised the issue of the need to halt reckless logging in the region. He emphasised the importance of conserving natural resources and proposed introducing public oversight of timber harvesting, a proposal supported by other board members.
A proposal was also put forward at the meeting to award a state honour to the Chamber’s Chairman, Ihor Vuytsyk, for his significant contribution to the development of the agricultural sector and support for farmers. The proposal was unanimously supported by all board members.
These decisions set the direction for the Lviv Agricultural Chamber’s activities for the coming year and demonstrate its commitment to social responsibility, support for farmers and the preservation of the natural environment.
From January 2025, the Chamber will begin implementing the project ‘Protection of biodiversity in the cross-border territories of Ukraine and Poland from invasive populations of hogweed (ZeroHeracleum)’ under the Interreg NEXT Poland–Ukraine Programme 2021–2027. Preparations for the signing of the Grant Agreement and Partnership Agreements with the lead partner, the Lviv Agrarian Chamber, are ongoing.
The Chamber will be involved in the implementation of an equally ambitious project: the creation of the AGRI-BIOCIRCULAR HUB: ‘Centre for the implementation of smart agriculture and the circular bioeconomy for the sustainable development of the agri-food sector in developing countries’.
AGRI-BIOCIRCULAR-HUB is the first centre of excellence of its kind in the field of sustainable agriculture and the circular bioeconomy, aimed at strengthening the research capabilities and innovation ecosystems of three expanding countries, including one developing ecosystem (Poland, Latvia and Ukraine).
Source: Lviv Agrarian Chamber