OCHA / UKRAINE FARMER

14-Oct-2022 00:05:07
Sea Grain Initiative has allowed around 5 ½ million tons of grain and other foodstuffs to move from three key Ukrainian ports to their final destinations worldwide. For farmers like Volodymyr Varbanets, the initiative has been crucial in taking his harvest to global markets and making plans for his work in 2023. OCHA
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STORY: OCHA / UKRAINE FARMER
TRT: 5:07
SOURCE: OCHA
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LANGGUAGE: RUSSIAN / NATS

DATELINE: 19 SEPTEMBER 2022, BARANOVE, ODESKA OBLAST, UKRAINE
SHOTLIST
1.Wide shot, sunflower harvesting operations
2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Vasyliovych Varbanets, Farmer:
“This terrible tragedy that struck our country impacted all branches of the agrarian sector. First of all, we failed to deliver the 2021 harvest in time. We were unable to buy spring culture seeds. We were unable to buy diesel fuel. We could not buy fertilizers and herbicides.”
3. Med shot, sunflower harvesting operations
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Vasyliovych Varbanets, Farmer:
“Pieces of a missile that was destroyed in the air fell at mere 10 km on a wheat field. Another missile fell in a field on that side in the Rozdilyanskyi District, which is some 20 km from our location.”
5. Tilt up, sunflower harvesting operations
6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Vasyliovych Varbanets, Farmer:
All kindergartens and schools are closed now, children study online only. People feel tense. They are afraid of missile strikes.
7. Close up, sunflower harvesting operations
8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Vasyliovych Varbanets, Farmer:
“People are afraid of coming to work. They are extremely cautious, so when they hear any sound coming from the sky or see an airplane, or a missile, they hide, they are worried about their families, about their own life, other people’s lives, houses, apartments.”
9. Aerial shot, sunflower harvesting operations
10. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Vasyliovych Varbanets, Farmer:
“My farm has only produced about 50 per cent of the crops compared to last year. Ports are our life. We were waiting, we were constantly watching the news on TV and listening to the radio. And we were happy when an agreement was reached in Turkey to open the ports, so, we could work and sell our produce.”
11. Aerial shot, sunflower harvesting operations
12. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Vasyliovych Varbanets, Farmer:
“The problem is that the crops that have been harvested but not sold and are stored at warehouses will spoil You can keep them for a year and half or two. After that, wheat spoils.”
13. Various shots, harvesting operations
14. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Vasyliovych Varbanets, Farmer:
“We see that people in Africa and other countries are starving while our crops spoil.”
15. Various shots of Volodymyr Vasyliovych Varbanets at work
16. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Volodymyr Vasyliovych Varbanets, Farmer:
“We keep working. Farmers make every effort so that people do not starve. We are not indifferent to the fact that we have enough food for ourselves while people across the world are starving.”
17. Wide shot, sunflower harvesting operations
STORYLINE
The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed around 5 ½ million tons of grain and other foodstuffs to move from three key Ukrainian ports to their final destinations worldwide.

For farmers like Volodymyr Varbanets, the initiative has been crucial in taking his harvest to global markets and making plans for his work in 2023. “Ports are our lives,” he said.

An extension of the deal is currently being discussed by the parties involved in the initiative.
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