On November 21, 2025, an international online conference "Small Farmers in Ukraine and the EU: Commonalities and Differences in a New Reality" was held, serving as a professional discussion platform where Ukrainian and European farmers, academics, and civil society representatives exchanged experiences, perspectives, and ideas, and identified priorities for Ukraine's European integration in the context of post-war reconstruction of agricultural sector. Particular attention was given to analyzing key challenges faced by European family farmers and how these are being addressed within the framework of the EU Common Agricultural Policy. Presentations were delivered by scholars, experts, and practitioners from Ukraine, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, and Romania. The conference brought together over 60 participants.
The event was organized by the Department of Economy and Policy of Agricultural Transformations of the State Organization "Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine" in collaboration with:
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
- Rural and Regional Research Institute in Norway (RURALIS)
- Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IRWiR PAN)
within the framework of the Ukrainian-Polish project "Substantiation and measures for implementation of a human rights-based integrated approach to rural development, food security and land policy in post-war rebuilding of Ukraine," funded by the "Long-term program of support of the Ukrainian research teams at the Polish Academy of Sciences carried out in collaboration with the U.S. National Academy of Sciences with the financial support of external partners."