The plan links immediate emergency assistance with early recovery and building resilience.
Prioritizes protecting food production for vulnerable rural families and smallholder farmers, rehabilitating agricultural land, boosting basic production, and supporting more market-oriented and climate-resilient agriculture.
“Ukraine’s rural communities cannot afford a pause between emergency response and recovery,”said Shakhnoza Muminova, director of FAO in Ukraine.
“This Plan is designed to close that gap: protect livelihoods now, restore secure access to land and support farmers and rural families to rebuild production.”
Early recovery refers to restoring livelihoods and basic services while emergency needs continue, helping communities move beyond survival and reduce long-term dependence on aid.
Focus on the front line
FAO said special attention will be paid to frontline regions, women and youth, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees, as well as lands affected by explosive debris such as landmines.
The agency’s current portfolio in Ukraine stands at $25.9 million, with most of the funds going to emergencies and early recovery, but it warned that additional resources are needed to avoid further losses.
“Continuous and predictable support is essential to avoid further losses and sustain recovery efforts over time,” said Ms. Muminova.
Civilians at constant risk
The challenges facing agriculture unfold amid continued risks to civilians.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), an elderly civilian was killed and two others were injured in the Kherson region on Monday while waiting for a food distribution.
“It is outrageous that once again a drone strike… has killed one person and injured two elderly residents who were at a food distribution point,” said Matthias Schmale, humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine.
Aid workers provided first aid and the injured are receiving hospital care.