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According to the data presented by the team of domestic and international experts of the National Technical University named after I. Sikorskyi the Institute of Space Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine the Joint Research Center of the European Commission JRC and the World Bank the area of winter crops could be 9.14 million hectares however the actual area of crops is 8.38 million hectares. This was discussed during the meeting of the coordination meeting of international donors at the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food on July 12 2022.In the course of the study of the area loss and the expected yield of early cereals winter images from the Sentinel-2 and Planet satellites were used in this way a reduction of the area of early cereals by 0.75 million hectares was found which was mostly related to the economic consequences of the war. The expected fall in the NDVI index for winter crops means a 15 reduction in yield or a loss of 4.2 million tons of grain. If we take into account the decrease in the total area of cultivated fields the total loss of the winter crop will reach at least 20. And this is provided that the crop can be harvested in its current volume.If it werent for the perseverance and sacrifice of our farmers the losses for the agricultural sector would be much greater stressed Denis Bashlyk Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for Digital Development Digital Transformations and Digitalization. He added that thanks to cooperation with international partners and the use of modern digital technologies the Ministry records all losses suffered by Ukrainian agricultural producers.In the future when collecting compensation the objectivity and accuracy of the data regarding the direct and indirect damages caused will play an important role. With this in mind the research group continues to monitor crops and yields and will present an updated forecast of winter and spring crop losses in September.Considering the importance of Ukraine as a global supplier of grain and oil crops the reduction of their production is a serious challenge for global food security. The willingness of the Ministry of Agriculture to work on the assessment of crop losses is very important. A systematic analysis of crop losses will help to attract more support from international partners to the agricultural sector to help agricultural producers survive these difficult times and subsequently revive production concluded Klaus Deininger World Banks leading economist.
