Tens of millions around the world rely on the country for grain and cooking oil, but clearing live explosives from Russia’s unprovoked invasion is expensive, and even with Buffett’s philanthropy, it’s a process that can take months.
tangle of steel and rubber was all that was left of a farm tractor mangled by a land mine in Brovary, outside of Kyiv in northern Ukraine. Thankfully, the farmer survived. But it took weeks for a crew with specialized skills, some of whom witnessed the explosion, to clear the fields and others nearby of explosives buried by retreating Russian troops.
Ukraine’s soil is among the best in the world for growing nutrient-rich food. The war, however, has had a devastating impact on production. According to government projections, Ukrainian farmers this spring will likely plant more than 20 million acres — 45% fewer than in 2021. Crop exports are projected to be around half of what was shipped that year.
Mine-removal teams are flooded with calls from farmers. Here, a farmer and a member of a demining team of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine carry an unexploded missile remaining near the village of Hryhorivka, Zaporizhzhia Region, in May.“In some very contaminated fields, we started last summer and we’re still going. It depends on the size of contamination.”
Yulia Stefanenko, who heads Ukraine operations for chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen, which has provided the country with 200 million meals, tellsthat left-behind explosives have caused the shutdown of production facilities that the charitable organization relies on to supply food. While visiting New York in November, Stefanenko pulled out her phone to make the point: A photo of sunflowers rotting in a field because a land mine made them impossible to harvest.
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