Ask a dumb question and sometimes you learn something surprising.
The dumb question I'm asking is, why aren't separatist Ukrainians stealing grain? Why Russians and - if you believe one dude in Kherson - Chechens?
Looking at their official announcements (quite helpfully, on Telegram) and reviewing external studies on the state of agriculture in the Donbas, I think the answer is that they don't need to.
9/15/2017
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/558
"Agrarians of the Republic began sowing winter grain crops
More: http://dnr-online.ru/agrarii-respubliki-nachali-sev-ozimyx-zernovyx-kultur/
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Official website of the DPR
Agrarians of the Republic started sowing winter crops | Official website of the DPR
As of September 15, agrarians of the Republic have already sown 20,802.5 hectares, which is 21.1% of the planned area, the press service of the Ministry of Agro-Industrial Policy and Food of the DPR reports. In particular, winter wheat for the 2018 harvest…"
8/10/2018
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/23080
"There is enough grain in the Republic, there will be no increase in prices and food problems - Alexander
Timofeev budet-aleksandr-timofeev/
Official website of the DPR
There is enough grain in the Republic, there will be no increase in prices and problems with food - Alexander Timofeev | Official website of the DPR
A meeting on the food security of the Republic was held in Donetsk. This was reported today, August 10, by a correspondent of the official website of the DPR. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Revenue and Duties Alexander…"
12/13/2018
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/26758
"The government of the DPR increased scholarships by 20%
More: https://dnr-online.ru/pravitelstvo-dnr-povysilo-stipendii-na-20/
Official website of the DPR
The government of the DPR increased scholarships by 20% | Official website of the DPR
Today, December 13, the first meeting of the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic took place. The meeting was chaired by Chairman of the Government of the DPR Alexander Ananchenko. The Government adopted the Decree “On approval of the Standards for the formation…"
12/13/2018
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/26758
"The government of the DPR increased scholarships by 20%
More: https://dnr-online.ru/pravitelstvo-dnr-povysilo-stipendii-na-20/
Official website of the DPR
The government of the DPR increased scholarships by 20% | Official website of the DPR
Today, December 13, the first meeting of the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic took place. The meeting was chaired by Chairman of the Government of the DPR Alexander Ananchenko. The Government adopted the Decree “On approval of the Standards for the formation…"
12/13/2018
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/26760
"Artem Kramarenko met with the leadership of the Amvrosievsky and Starobeshevsky districts
More: https://dnr-online.ru/artem-kramarenko-vstretilsya-s-rukovodstvom-amvrosievskogo-i-starobeshevskogo-rajonov/
Official website of the DPR
Artem Kramarenko met with the leadership of the Amvrosievsky and Starobeshevsky districts | Official website of the DPR
On Wednesday, December 12, the Minister of Agro-Industrial Policy and Food of the DPR Artem Kramarenko paid a working visit to the Amvrosievsky and Starobeshevsky districts. “During a meeting with the head of the administration of the Amvrosievsky district Nikolai Tarasenko and the deputy head ..."
3/19/2019
Pushilin DV (Пушилин Д.В.)
https://t.me/pushilindenis/502
"Today, during a meeting with members of the Government, deputies and farmers of the Republic, they discussed preparations for the spring sowing campaign and problematic issues of agricultural producers, including the provision of fuel and lubricants, the procedure for paying for natural gas, and others. We also considered proposals to stabilize the situation associated with rising prices for feed grains.
As a result of the discussion, a number of instructions were given to the Government of the DPR, including on finalizing the regulatory legal framework. The deputies of the People's Council will continue to improve legislation in the agricultural sector.
I believe that only in dialogue with agricultural producers will we be able to find the right solutions that will ensure the food security of the Donetsk People's Republic."
3/27/2019
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/30986
"Farmers complete the sowing of late spring crops
As of May 27, agricultural producers of the Republic have completed the sowing of late spring crops by 95%, the press service of the Ministry of Agro-Industrial Policy and Food informs.
22142.8 ha were sown, including:
grain corn sown on an area of 21230.2 ha or 93.8%
buckwheat - 234 ha;
millet - 678.6 ha or 118%.
The best indicators for sowing these crops are observed in Amvrosievsky (6094 ha or 103%) and Starobeshevsky districts (5693 ha or 109%)."
3/29/2019
All about the DNR (Всё о ДНР)
https://t.me/vsednrru/4904
The export of grain is temporarily prohibited in the DPR - https://vsednr.ru/v-dnr-vremenno-zapreshhyon-eksport-zerna/
9/13/2019
Pushilin DV (Пушилин Д.В.)
https://t.me/pushilindenis/733
"Today, during an off-site meeting in the Telmanovsky district, together with the Minister of APPiP Artem Kramarenko and farmers, they discussed issues of ensuring food security.
The results of the 2019 harvesting campaign have been summed up. This season, the results of harvesting cereals and leguminous crops are much better - in total, 248 thousand tons of wheat were harvested, or 46% more than last year.
I want to note the leaders of the harvesting campaign. They have traditionally become our southern districts - Novoazovsky and Starobeshevsky. The agrarians of the latter threshed the largest amount of grain of early grain and leguminous crops, and in terms of the yield of early grain and leguminous crops, the Novoazovsky district is in the lead.
In many ways, this was facilitated by favorable weather conditions. But the state's assistance to farmers, changes in legislation, competent management of the resources of the Ministry of Applied Food and Agriculture had a positive effect on the results of the harvest.
Preparations are already underway for sowing winter crops. It is necessary to increase the sown area, to increase the yield. It is also necessary to unite efforts for the development of vegetable growing and horticulture. We have internal reserves for this."
7/7/2020
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/40714
"More than 15 thousand tons of grain harvested in the Republic
As of July 6, in the Republic as a whole, early grain and leguminous crops were threshed from the territory of 5245.6 hectares or 3.4% of the sown area. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agro-Industrial Policy and Food of the DPR .
In total, farmers harvested 14,090.7 tons of grain. Among the harvested crops are winter wheat, winter barley, spring barley, and peas."
7/13/2020
Government of the DPR (Правительство ДНР)
https://t.me/prav_dnr/25
"The government is vested with the authority to determine the procedure for declaring grain
The Head of the Donetsk People's Republic issued Decree No. 237 of July 13, 2020 ""On vesting the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic with certain powers in the field of production and circulation of grain in the Donetsk People's Republic"". Until the legislative settlement of issues regulating the legal framework in the field of production and circulation of grain, the Government of the DPR is vested with the authority to determine the procedure for declaring grain."
7/28/2020
Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration (Олег Синєгубов, голова Харківської ОДА)
https://t.me/synegubov/599
"Poltava region always has high performance in the agricultural sector. In 2020, our farmers have already threshed almost one and a half million tons of grain, which is more than last year. And we will maintain and improve such positions.
It is important to hear farmers. That is why today together with the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal we visited the Urozhay agricultural company. The task of the authorities at all levels is to support the agrarians, to create conditions for development, and to protect them from raiding.
For its part, the Poltava Regional State Administration does not ignore farmers: we will continue the regional program to support the agricultural sector. The most important thing is that we will take into account the wishes of farmers, and in cooperation with the deputies of the regional council we will supplement the program and increase funding."
8/5/2020
All about the DNR (Всё о ДНР)
https://t.me/vsednrru/13310
"DPR will be able to export 100 thousand tons of wheat and barley this year, the
Donetsk People's Republic, following the results of the harvesting campaign, will be able to export about 100 thousand tons of wheat and barley. This was stated at a field meeting with the Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin by the head of the Ministry of Agrarian Industry Artem Kramarenko.
“ This season's harvest already allows us to start planning the calculation of the possible export of grain and flour this year. We have planned, according to preliminary calculations, about 58,000 tons of wheat and 42,000 tons of barley for export. We proceeded from our calculations of predicted and planned consumption, which have developed in the Republic. For the year we consume 232 thousand tons of wheat and about 38 thousand tons of barley ,” Kramarenko said.
The Minister also noted that by the end of the harvesting campaign in the Republic it is planned to harvest about 291 thousand tons of wheat and 87 thousand tons of barley. To date, it has been completed by 80%, the farmers have already harvested more than 346 thousand tons of grain and legumes.
“ Our situation is much better than in 2018, which was a poor harvest. Much better yield than 2019. For comparison: as of this date last year, we harvested only 248,000 tons of grain, and this year - 346,000 tons. Agricultural producers also worked well: they carried out top dressing in a timely manner, and the application rates were an order of magnitude higher than in previous years. Plus, of course, the May weather helped us to some extent. Now we need rain for sunflowers ,” added Kramarenko.
The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Revenue and Duties Evgeny Lavrenov, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexei Kostrubitsky, the head of the administration of Shakhtyorsk Alexander Shatov, the rector of the Donbass Agrarian Academy Vitaly Veretennikov and agricultural producers.
YouTube
The head of the DPR held a field meeting on food security"
8/14/2020
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/41535
"Considered a draft resolution allowing the sale of agricultural products on the foreign market
Today, August 14, at a meeting of the Government of the DPR, a draft resolution regulating the grain market was considered.
According to the press service of the government , the normative legal act will allow agrarians of the Donetsk People's Republic to sell agricultural products on the foreign market in order to replenish working capital.
“The proceeds are supposed to be used to prepare for the autumn field and spring field work - to repair equipment, purchase fuels and lubricants, seeds and fertilizers.
This will have a positive impact on ensuring the food security of the Donetsk People's Republic, and will also encourage agricultural producers to increase grain production in the Republic,"" the report says."
8/22/2020
Pushilin DV (Пушилин Д.В.)
https://t.me/pushilindenis/1139
"In the village of Primorsky, Novoazovsky District, a unique seed plant of Zarya-Agro SE operates, which produces seed material for the needs of the agro-industrial complex of the Republic. The volume of grain crops produced for seeds exceeds 8 thousand tons per year - this amount fully covers the needs of not only Telmanovsky, but also other regions.
Our Republic has great agricultural potential - we not only provide ourselves with bread, but also have the opportunity to export excess grain. This year, our farmers harvested about 410,000 tons of grain and leguminous crops, including 315,000 tons of wheat. This is despite the fact that our need, taking into account a two-month supply, is only 240 thousand tons. This was announced today by the head of MinAPPiP Artem Kramarenko.
Also, during the working trip, he got acquainted with the peculiarities of the production process at a dairy farm located in the same village, where modernized milking shops were put into operation. This made it possible to increase milk yield by more than a ton compared to the same period in 2019. I am sure that, working on modern technologies, we will be able to talk about the complete provision of the inhabitants of the Republic with dairy products of our own production."
9/4/2020
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/42055
"Yelenovskiy bakery plant is ready to produce products for export
In August, a trial quota for five thousand tons of duty-free export of products was allocated for republican flour producers in order to motivate producers to load the capacities of enterprises and produce more, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Industry of the DPR reports .
“If the appropriate quotas are received, the Yelenovsky Bread Products Plant could export about a thousand tons of flour every month until the end of this year,” the acting director said. Vasily Morozov, General Director of the Agrarian Donbass Group of Companies.
Also, the director of the Yelenovsky bakery, Vladimir Sadovsky, noted that exports on a permanent basis would increase production volumes, while the cost of production for the domestic market could be reduced.
According to the Ministry of Agro-Industrial Policy and Food, this procedure became possible due to the full provision of the Republic's needs for grain and significant export potential."
9/22/2020
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/42503
"A sowing campaign of winter crops is underway in the Republic.
Sowing of winter crops for grain continues in the fields. According to the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Industry, as of September 22, more than 21 thousand hectares have been sown, namely:
✅winter wheat + winter triticale 21.5 thousand ha (21%);
✅winter rye 20 ha (1.3%);
✅winter barley 116 ha (5.9%);
✅winter rapeseed is about 155 ha (30.4%).
In addition, the harvesting campaign of late grain and industrial crops continues. To date, late grain crops have been threshed from an area of 4.4 thousand hectares, or 13.7% of the forecast, including:
✅corn 2.7 thousand hectares (9.1%);
✅millet about 1.6 thousand hectares (94.5%);
✅buckwheat 38 ha (60.3%).
Industrial crops were harvested from an area of 18.2 thousand hectares, which is 35.1% of the forecast, among them:
✅sunflower more than 17 thousand hectares (33.7%);
✅mustard 877.5 ha (100%);
✅flax about 184 ha (100%)."
12/1/2021
All about the DNR (Всё о ДНР)
https://t.me/vsednrru/20612
"An Agricultural Center was created in the Republic
Today, on December 1, at a regular meeting of the Government, a decision was made to establish the State Budgetary Institution ""Agricultural Center"", which will be under the control of the Ministry of Agro-Industrial Policy and Food. This was reported by the press service of the Government of the DPR.
In accordance with the regulatory legal act, the institution is empowered to carry out income-generating activities, in other words, to provide paid services to individuals and legal entities. First of all, we are talking about laboratory examinations and research in the field of seed production, quarantine and plant protection, soil fertility (fertility of agricultural land), the quality of grain and products of its processing."
12/1/2021
Government of the DPR (Правительство ДНР)
https://t.me/prav_dnr/1328
"The government has streamlined the remuneration of specialists from institutions and organizations subordinate to the Ministry of Agrarian Industry
The government has made changes to the Scheme of tariff categories for positions of managerial, scientific, scientific and pedagogical, pedagogical workers, professionals, specialists and other employees of budgetary institutions, institutions and organizations.
Now the range of ranks under the Unified Tariff Scale has also been established for positions of state institutions providing services in the field of quarantine and plant protection, seed production, agrochemical studies of soil fertility, the quality of grain and products of its processing."
12/25/2021
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/56001
"The agenda of the spring session of 2022 of the People’s Council of the DPR of the 2nd convocation was approved
The agenda included more than 40 bills, including draft laws “On investment activity”, “On the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Donetsk People’s Republic”, “On grain”, “On trade secret”, Labor Code, Housing Code and others."
12/27/2021
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/55694
"Agrarians of the DPR are completing the harvesting of late grain crops and sowing winter crops
The harvesting of late grain and industrial crops and the sowing campaign of winter crops are coming to an end in the agricultural enterprises of the Republic, the press service of the Ministry of Agro-Industrial Policy and Food of the DPR reports.
127,425 tons of late grain crops were threshed by agricultural enterprises of the Republic during the harvesting campaign. In particular, 125,044 tons of corn were harvested for grain, which is almost 88% of the total plan.
In addition, harvesting of late industrial crops continues: 98,951 tons have been harvested, of which sunflower - 97,975 tons or 95% of the plan.
Read more on the official website of the DPR"
1/17/2022
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the DPR (МВД ДНР)
https://t.me/news_mvddnr/3992
"Children from the social center of Gorlovka congratulated the law enforcement officers
Pupils of the city children's social center came to the city police department of Gorlovka and congratulated the law enforcement officers on the Old New Year.
Pupils of the center in thematic outfits sang carols near the New Year tree, installed in the administrative building of the police department, sowed grain and congratulated the employees on the Old New Year!
In gratitude for the attention and warm wishes, law enforcement officers presented sweet gifts to the children at the end of the traditional ceremony.
Press service of the Gorlovsky Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the
Donetsk People's Republic"
1/21/2022
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/56651
"From February 1, the State Budgetary Institution ""Agricultural Center"" will begin to provide services in terms of research:
▫️land fertility,
▫️quality of grain and products of its processing,
▫️in the field of plant quarantine,
▫️in the field of seed production of agricultural plants."
1/21/2022
Government of the DPR (Правительство ДНР)
https://t.me/prav_dnr/1421
"From February 1, the State Budgetary Institution ""Agricultural Center"" will begin to provide services in terms of research:
🔹land fertility,
🔹quality of grain and products of its processing,
🔹in the field of plant quarantine,
🔹in the field of seed production of agricultural plants.
@minagroprom🔬"
2/27/2022
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/58585
"❗️According to the operational information of the DPR Representation in the JCCC, as a result of shelling from the side of the VFU, the settlement. Yelenovka was damaged by the Yelenovskiy bakery plant of the Agrarian Donbass Group of Companies . 3 hits to the elevator were recorded, the 4th bunker of the granary was damaged. About 50 tons of grain spilled out.
Information on victims and damages is specified."
2/27/2022
JCCC DPR: reports officially (СЦКК ДНР: сводки официально)
https://t.me/DNR_SCKK/6273
"⚡️❗️According to operational information, as a result of shelling from the side of the VFU, N. p. Yelenovka was damaged by the Yelenovskiy bakery plant of the Agrarian Donbass Group of Companies. 3 hits to the elevator were recorded, the 4th bunker of the granary was damaged. About 50 tons of grain spilled out.
Information on victims and damages is specified.
@DNR_SCKK"
3/6/2022
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/59694
"❗️According to the operational line from the Yelenovskaya administration, information was received about the shelling from the side of the VFU of the settlement. Yelenovka, as a result of which the Yelenovskiy bakery plant of the Agrarian Donbass Group of Companies was damaged. The building of the elevator, the roof, the granary bunker were damaged. The workers of the plant pumped the grain to other bunkers.
Information on victims and damages is specified."
3/19/2022
DNR Online 🅉 (ДНР Онлайн 🅉)
https://t.me/dnronline/61508
Ukrainian troops fired on the Yelenovsky bakery, damaged the granary, spilled 20 tons of grain, according to the Defense Headquarters of the DPR
3/19/2022
JCCC DPR: reports officially (СЦКК ДНР: сводки официально)
https://t.me/DNR_SCKK/6982
"❗️According to the operational information of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR, as a result of shelling from the side of the VFU, the settlement. Elenovka, the granary of the Yelenovskiy bakery plant of the Agrarian Donbass group of companies was damaged. About 20 tons of grain spilled out.
Information on victims and damages is specified.
🏭See the list of infrastructure facilities of the Republic affected by the armed aggression by the VFU on the website of the Representative Office .
@DNR_SCKK"