A Study of Ukrainian farmers’ opinions on the EU environmental policies. Soil Management and Land Use

by Ukrainian Center for European Policy

Ukraine’s accession to the European Union requires transposing numerous European directives and standards, in particular those related to the European Green Deal (EGD), i.e. the EU roadmap for the sustainable development of Europe to make it a climate-neutral and toxin-free continent by 2050 in a fair and inclusive manner.

The EGD gives special attention to soil health and sustainable land use in agriculture, as healthy soils are the foundation for 95% of the food we eat, host more than 25% of the biodiversity in the world and are the largest terrestrial carbon pool on the planet.

Based on the results of the survey of Ukrainian farmers, authors have developed recommendations for policies to ensure soil health and carbon farming, and priority steps for circular economy development in the agricultural sector.