Agro News Digest. June - August 2015

STRATEGY FOR AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT 2015-2020

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has drafted a single and comprehensive Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development 2015-2020 (the "Strategy") with the overall objective "to increase agricultural competitiveness and promote rural development in a sustainable manner in line with the EU and international standards".

Specifically, the Strategy defines the following strategic priorities of the agribusiness reform:

• business climate and fight against corruption; setting up of a stable legal framework in line with the EU and international standards, in particular by implementing the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement;