📋 Tender Overview
Project sponsor: WFP - World Food Programme
Land: Ukraine Funding amount: € 4,000,000.00 Start: July 15, 2024 End: December 31, 2027
Short description:
project goal
The primary objective of this joint FAO-WFP project is to support the restoration of land, and small-scale agricultural livelihood activities, in areas severely affected by the war.
Expected Results
1) The need for humanitarian assistance and social benefits is reduced and rural households and small-scale farmers and producers can return to self-sufficiency;
2) The restoration and sustainability of Ukrainian agricultural lands is reinforced, to increase food security, climate resilience and sustainability in the longer-term;
3) Accelerate the recovery of agricultural production and critical value chains, including staple cereals, as well as nutritious fruits, vegetable, meat and dairy, is accelerated.
target group
The total number of direct beneficiaries who can be reached by the Austrian contribution is 3,000 (including 35 farms).
Location: Kharkivska; Mykolaivska; Khersonska,
Measures
The below activities will be implemented within the Austrian Contribution:
Agriculture mine action
- Non-technical and technical surveys;
- Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE);
- Mobilization of demining machinery;
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD);
- Mine Clearance.
Support for and restoration of agricultural land and livelihoods
- Soil Health Assessments;
- Provision of assistance;
- Detailed damage and loss assessment reports will be conducted among the identified households.
background information
The ongoing war has caused suffering for millions of Ukrainians, created major obstacles to access to food, destroyed lands and soils which provide the ecosystem services food systems need to be resilient thus exacerbating the vulnerability of local and international food systems. Russia’s relentless assaults on Ukraine's agricultural workforce, farms, and critical infrastructure have also heavily disrupted livelihoods threatening Ukraine’s ability to recover economically. Without access to global food markets and with farmers unable to tend to their fields, the worst-case scenario looms: Ukraine could become a net wheat importer and might not be able to produce fruits and vegetables upon which its population depends. This will be a major hit for the Ukrainian economy which, in 2021, reported that the export of wheat generated USD 5.1 billion in revenues. Aside from financial implications, there is over 6 million people have lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the war – and from estimates, roughly 14% were employed in the agriculture sector. These individuals and rural families cannot go back to work unless their lands are accessible and safe to be used. This is currently not possible as per the latest data, there are 175,000 square kilometres of land (twice Austria's total area) with suspected mine contamination nationally.
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