This fact sheet provides details on the transnational agribusinesses that are increasingly investing in Ukraine, including Monsanto, Cargill, and DuPont, and how corporations are taking over all aspects of Ukraine's agricultural system. This includes circumventing land moratoriums, investing in seed and input production facilities, and acquiring commodity production, processing, and transportation facilities.

'Sapere aude'

...USAID seeks to raise an additional $150 million for the Initiative from fellow donors and the private sector with an overall target of $250 million. AGRI-Ukraine builds on a range of support USAID is providing to Ukraine's agriculture sector in the wake of Russia's full scale invasion, including providing over 8,000 Ukrainian farmers with seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and more, reaching approximately 14% of the country's registered agriculture enterprises, to help them deliver this year's harvest despite the devastation caused by Russia's invasion....

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced three new partnerships to help Ukraine overcome immediate and long-term export logistics challenges caused by Russia's full-scale war. USAID,
Grain Alliance,
Kernel, and
Nibulon

...The name of the company "NIBULON" consists of the first letters of the names of the cities of the founders: Mykolaiv, Budapest, London. The main activity of the established enterprise is the production and sale of hybrid seeds of corn and sunflower of foreign selections....

plan to make combined investments of more than $44 million to support storage and infrastructure expansion in Ukraine's agriculture sector. The investments are projected to increase Ukraine's grain shipping capacity by more than 3.35 million tons annually, bolstering Ukraine's economy and bringing much-needed grain to the global market.  

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...Despite the current challenges, the CS Ukraine holds a positive long-term view on sales prospects for U.S. agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturers in Ukraine...

The ["]co-investments["] include $8 million from the USAID Agriculture Resilience Initiative-Ukraine (AGRI-Ukraine) and more than $36 million from these three private sector partners. The transshipment investments will increase grain export operations at three terminals: Izmail and Reni in Ukraine, both on the Danube, and Čierna nad Tisou in Slovakia. Kernel and Nibulon investments cover a range of expansion needs.

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This includes design and construction to renovate berths at the Port of Reni and to expand the Port of Izmail operations capabilities. Grain Alliance will be purchasing a transshipment storage facility in Slovakia which will include building silos and procuring transport equipment such as trucks and railcars.
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USAID's partnership with these three companies, two Ukrainian and all with deep ties to the local agricultural economy, will help support Ukraine and its people as the country continues to defend itself against Russia's unjust and unprovoked full-scale invasion. USAID has contributed an initial $100 million to AGRI-Ukraine, and, with these new partnerships, has leveraged more than $70 million in private sector investments. USAID seeks to leverage an additional $80 million from fellow donors, the private sector and foundations, with an overall investment target of $250 million.