b"Treated corn seeds, ready for sowing. Source: LNZand civil society. Advocacy and aware-ness initiatives will help communicate to Europeans that integrating the Ukrainian agricultural market with the EU will ulti-mately strengthen Europe's competitiveness against China, the United States, and South America.THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PRODUCTIVITYAccording to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, around 30% of the agricultural sec-tors potential has been destroyed, and 20% of farmland is currently occupied due to the full-scale invasion. Approximately 2 million hectares of farmland remain uncleared of mines, with progress being very slow due to a shortage of demining personnel and specialized equipment.Large areas in the southern regions, once used for agriculture, now require rehabilitation after being flooded due to the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric Inspecting a sunflower field. Source: MAS Seeds power plant by Russian forces.18ISEED WORLD EUROPEISEEDWORLD.COM/EUROPE | FEBRUARY 2025"