Farmers in the conflict-affected Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine are learning about the legal and financial aspects of operating in cooperatives. In a series of training sessions during May and June, they will also acquire knowledge about efficient new technologies, business opportunities, and more.

A new FAO project, financed by the Government of Canada, is encouraging and training farmers in communities along the conflict line to work and do business as cooperatives. Some 18 training sessions are planned in Donetsk, 15 in Luhansk. In addition, two study tours will be organized to Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.