Black Earth - Agribusiness in Ukraine and the Marginalisation of Rural Communities
Publisher: Central and Eastern European (CEE) Bankwatch Network
Author(s): Natalia Kolomiets and Fidanka Bacheva McGrath
Date: 2015
Topics: Governance, Land, Renewable Resources
Countries: Ukraine
Given Ukraine's abundant land resources and food production potential, modernisation of agriculture is necessary and industrialisation is inevitable. Yet, an investigation into the Vinnytsia poultry complex shows the negative side effects of large-scale industrialisation of meat production and sounds the alarm about the risks that agroholdings pose to communities.