The global demand for food products is probably the most dynamically growing one. In light of this the status of Ukraine as an agrarian state generates dramatically new meaning, context and implications.

Despite a number of regulatory restrictions, Ukrainian agribusiness has become the rainmaker for attracting funds on international capital markets, pursuing transparent corporate and management structures, expanding manufacturing profiles and competences through M&A transactions and initiation of trade disputes.

The key concern for the sector is undoubtedly pending land reform based on cancelation of the moratorium on the sale of agrarian land.

The sensitivity and political flavor of the issue obviously condition the determining and postponement of radical changes. However, market participants anticipate a carte blanche while building up their land banks and becoming more attractive.

The hot summer season logically provoked the agricultural focus of the recent UJBL. Thanks to our enthusiastic contributors we are happy to present very diverse content for both topical background and recent general overviews.

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Olga Usenko