In Ukraine, a draft National Action Plan for combating deg[cut off] has been put forward for public discussion. Ukrainian dairy producers need access to cheap loans and European grant programs to adapt their enterprises to EU requirements and compete with producers from other countries. At the same time, for modern complexes built over the past 10–15 years, the adaptation process may be less costly. This was stated by Olena Zhupinas, Deputy General Director and Head of Projects for Cooperation with Processing at the Association of Milk Producers, reports Dilo, writes agronews.ua.
According to her, modern dairy complexes mainly need to improve management processes, systems for controlling animal housing conditions, and staff training. As an example of accessible financial support, Zhupinas cited Polish dairy processing enterprises, in particular Mleka Vita and Mleko Fond. Over the past 15 years, they received significant loans at 2% per annum, as well as used grant programs worth millions of euros.
In total, in 2014–2024, European dairy producers received €35 billion from the EU budget. The funding was directed toward modernizing enterprises, improving energy efficiency, and introducing new deep milk processing technologies. The expert clarified that these funds came not from the Polish state budget, but from the European Union and its financial institutions.
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