{"id":204115,"date":"2022-08-26T18:37:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T15:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/prodovolcha-bezpeka26082022"},"modified":"2022-09-02T15:14:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T12:14:57","slug":"prodovolcha-bezpeka26082022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/prodovolcha-bezpeka26082022","title":{"rendered":"Local economic development as a basis for the food security of municipalities: key points"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kyiv – On August 26, 2022, at the Ukraine Crisis Media Center, representatives of the Government of Ukraine, local authorities, and experts discussed the issue of local economic development as a basis for the food security of municipalities. The discussion was co-organized by the USAID HOVERLA Activity and the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local economic development can be the key to food security in times of war. Management decisions, adjustment of food growing and processing, and consolidating human, financial, and technical resources – allow working effectively in times of crisis. During the event, the participants discussed state and international grant programs, as well as mechanisms and tools for supporting local economic development in municipalities during the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSupport for the development of the state’s economy directly depends on the efficiency of activities at the fundamental level. Food security is a whole set of issues related to achieving this goal. That includes local economic development, jobs, business, and much more. Even a year ago, we talked about the fact that strategies for the local development of municipalities are one of the priority issues, but we focused more on land and budget resources, not always prioritizing economic issues. Now we are focusing the attention of local self-government bodies on development activities,\u201d noted Viacheslav Nehoda<\/strong>, Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe farming season will soon come to an end, the heating season will soon start and preparing for the winter and ensuring that communities are able to positively impact food supply chains is very critical and extremely timely. But tied to that is revitalizing the agro-industries and restoring markets to create sustainable solutions. We are very proud to see how municipalities across Ukraine work hard on trying to ensure the security and well-being of their residents even in these difficult times. USAID HOVERLA Activity will continue supporting municipalities in these efforts,\u201d emphasized Gabriel Abraham<\/strong>, Chief of Party of the USAID HOVERLA Activity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, the state provides opportunities to use grant programs for processing entrepreneurship, credit programs, and others. The budget of these programs vary widely: from one million to 60 million UAH depending on the goals and objectives of the programs. We believe that in the conditions of today’s crisis, the fall in GDP, and the contraction of the economy, state support is very relevant and will provide an impetus for the development of municipalities,\u201d said Viacheslav Zubenko<\/strong>, Budgetary Relations Expert of the USAID HOVERLA Activity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The list of 13 main state programs and their conditions can be found in the speaker’s presentation<\/a> and in the infographic<\/a> (in Ukrainian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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