Integration into international trade has a strong potential to stimulate growth in Ukraine, in particular in agriculture. The main objective of the Quality FOOD Trade Program is to increase value addition in export and domestic trade from the organic and dairy sectors in order to contribute to the overarching goal of sustainable and inclusive growth in Ukraine. The Quality FOOD Trade Program in Ukraine is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), with contributions from the private sector in Ukraine. It is implemented under the leadership of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Switzerland together with SAFOSO, a Swiss consulting company for safe food from healthy animals. The Programme started in August 2019 and lasts until June 2023.
