Recently, the last in a series of thematic discussions on the draft Program "Ukraine's Development Strategy" took place in Lutsk — a round table dedicated to rural problems. The topic "Agrarian Policy: The Need for Change" was discussed by representatives of agricultural cooperatives and agribusiness from across the region.
The head of the party's peasant project, Vasyl Mehas, noted in particular: among the priority tasks that "Our Ukraine" sets for itself are raising the employment level of the rural population, decent wages, well-considered pension provision for peasants at the national level, differentiated social guarantees taking into account the specifics of rural life and rural opportunities, and the development of transport and social infrastructure in rural areas. According to Vitalii Zaremba, deputy head of the regional state administration, in 2005 in Volyn, agriculture for the first time produced goods worth 2 billion hryvnias. But alongside this, many problems arise, caused in particular by the aging of the countryside.
Agrarians of the region believe that the prestige of agriculture can be raised if funds received from the sale of natural production products are invested in village construction. To create favorable conditions for the revival of the village, it is necessary to establish stable taxes for landowners, create stable purchase prices for agricultural products, and expand the sales market.
Our Ukraine members understand that the previous government mechanically distributed the property and lands of agricultural enterprises, counting on the fact that the "owners" thus created would be able to organize effective management. Without providing them with proper support, as a result, they got the collapse of large agricultural enterprises and the decline of the social and cultural sphere of the village. Today, "Our Ukraine" is developing an effective program aimed at the development of the agrarian sector on the basis of organizing the effective and careful use of the country's main wealth — the land.