From financial support to free rent: Mykolaiv region's agrarians received $5.5 million in international support in 2025

Mykolaiv region's farmers received $5.5 million in support from international partners, archive photo: NikVesti

In 2025, farmers in Mykolaiv region received $5.5 million in support from international partners.

Yurii Yaskov, acting director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, told NikVesti.

According to him, the assistance was provided in various formats — from financial support and vouchers for the purchase of material and technical resources to mobile warehouses and free rental of agricultural machinery.

«International partners such as the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Mercy Corps and the Charitable Foundation «Harvest of Victory» provide significant assistance to the agricultural sector in Mykolaiv region. The assistance was provided in the form of funds, vouchers for the purchase of material and technical resources, mobile warehouses, free leases of agricultural machinery, etc. The total amount of support provided to international partners in 2025 in Mykolaiv region was $5.5 million,» he said.

More than 100 thou hectares of crops lost due to drought and frost in Mykolaiv region: what is known

In Mykolaiv region, farmers lost a significant portion of their crops due to spring frosts and prolonged summer drought. Sunflower and corn suffered the most, with yields in some fields decreasing several times compared to previous years.

According to Volodymyr Afanasiiev, a specialist at the Department of Agricultural Development of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, 1.3 million hectares of crops were sown for the 2025 harvest, of which approximately 100,000 hectares were lost and another 350,000 hectares were severely damaged.

In total, the region produced two million tonnes of grain in 2025, 170,000 tonnes less than last year. Sunflower production decreased by half a million tonnes to around 250,000 tonnes, while the harvest of vegetables and potatoes remained stable at 500,000 and 150,000 tonnes respectively.