Europe’s Brazil? How Ukraine could transform Europe’s role in global food supply
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Studies
Year: 2024

Ukraine is an untapped asset.It presents opportunities both nationally and for Europe as an engine of foreign policy in a century troubled by climate change and resources scarcity.Its 32 million ha of arable could easily become 40 million ha which would add 25% of new cropland to the European Union -from 160 million to 200 million ha -making Europe the world's largest agricultural producer.And 65% of Ukraine is Chernozem: the best soil in the world for the arable crops that are crucial to water-