[Witness spoke in Ukrainian, interpreted as follows:]
Thank you.
Indeed, in Ukraine we do have these permanent grain storage facilities. However, for a while now Ukrainian farmers have been using these temporary storage facilities, especially in times of high-yield harvests. These are plastic bags. We also have a temporary storage experience similar to what is being used in Canada. These are temporary round structures on top of which, under a film, the grain is affixed and special machinery loads it on top of these structures.
Another thing that would be very important for Ukraine.... We have a lot of displaced persons. Several million people have moved away from the war-torn areas. We need jobs for them, including in the agrarian sector. One area that we'll be looking at is berry picking, fruit picking and small orchards up to 25 hectares, or 60 to 70 acres, in other words.
We approached the Canadian government with a request for assistance with tree saplings. We also had meetings with the Minister of Agriculture for Canada and we mentioned this.
Our export goes through railway and roads towards Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Romania. We need additional veterinarian and phytosanitary laboratories in order to speed up the export. That's the kind of assistance we would also need.
Thank you.