The budget for next year includes UAH 307 million for a program to assist farmers relocating from temporarily occupied territories or the 20-kilometer zone from the line of demarcation. This was reported at the VI Agro-Political Forum "Agro Sector 2026–2027: Survival Strategy," writes agronews.ua.
According to the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Taras Vysotskyi, these funds are exclusively for relocation, that is, assistance per hectare to enterprises that are moving to new areas. The procedure for implementing the program has not yet been prescribed; the ministry is open to proposals. According to him, it is possible to identify enterprises because lease agreements even in temporarily occupied territories must be registered, and the system sees this. At the same time, the assistance cannot be greater than the area the enterprise lost. For example, if there were 1,000 hectares in the occupied territories, and a new area was found at 500 hectares, the assistance will be based on this area.
The main question that remains open is the size of the aid per hectare. Vysotskyi gave examples: at UAH 10,000 per hectare, it will be enough for 30,000 ha; at UAH 5,000, for 60,000 ha; at UAH 20,000, for 15,000 ha. The larger the amount per hectare, the fewer areas will be able to be supported. At the same time, the aid must be tangible so that it actually works.
After the parliament adopts the budget, the ministry plans to contact associations and gather information on how many farms are ready to relocate and to what area. "We will definitely have a program, the funds for it are available. The logic is clear," noted Vysotskyi. According to him, the amount per hectare will be determined jointly with those who need this assistance, and the program will be launched next year.