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What Business Expects from the Agricultural Sector in 2016 chamber News
According to the Chamber Investment Climate Survey, which was held at the end of 2015, 166 Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine identified agriculture as the most prospective area for growth in 2016. However, Chamber Members believe that this sector requires elaboration, as well as development of alternative instruments of financial support for small and medium-size farmers, further deregulation (to simplify the process of obtaining permits) and the introduction of the agricultural land market. Therefore, the Chamber determined the TOP-3 policy priorities in agriculture for this year. These are:
— Agro logistics and infrastructure: fostering development and efficiency of agro logistics with focus on river transportation, port terminals development, grain hoppers in cooperation with Chamber Logistics & Transportation working group under the Infrastructure Platform;
— Deregulation: removing permits and licenses which create additional burden and, thus, hinder businesses;
— Grain export and simplifying the respective procedures for using Ukraine’s grain export potential to to the full.
Due to the maintaining of effective dialogue between business and government, the Chamber Agricultural Committee has already achieved a policy victory in the first quarter of 2016: the issue of data discrepancy between state rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia and business entities was removed. The result was reached after the Chamber request to examine and reconsider the mechanism for calculating the number of rail cars (provided, loaded, re-loaded on the cargo shipment stations of cargo recipients).