€450,000 in Irish support for potato farming in Ukraine
FAO Ukraine will distribute seed potatoes to 10,000 highly vulnerable small-holder farmers in rural areas at the frontline of the illegal Russian aggression in eastern and southern Ukraine.
The Department of Agriculture will provide funding of €450,000 to a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project supporting potato farming in Ukraine.
The project will involve the transport of 500 tonnes of certified seed potatoes to Ukraine.
