The Palanka United Territorial Community, with the support of the USAID Project “Support for Agrarian and Rural Development”, and jointly with the Ukrainian Agricultural Council, invite you to join public discussions on September 28, 2018. The discussion will take place as part of the pilot project on organization of land management in the territory of the Palanka UTC.

The implementation of this project will promote the introduction of transparent land relations and reflect the effective interaction between business and the community.

Within the framework of this project, there was developed an open and transparent prospective plan for the use of Palanka UTC lands. Public discussions will include online maps and land-use schemes. Appropriate developments are ready for implementation in other communities.

"The formation of a long-term land use plan made it possible to find out what resources Palanka UTC possesses and how they can be used for their development. According to the results of the work, there were prepared projects of industrial park, flour-mill complex, dairy factory, slaughterhouse, sorting station of garbage, etc. The effectiveness of this land management model is an example for other communities in Ukraine," said Igor Myklaschuk, chairman of the Association of UTC "Institute for Co-operation and Local Self-Government ".

In the course of public discussions, we will also talk about the organization of land management in conditions of decentralization and new rules of land use in massifs of agricultural land.

Event participants:

• Head of the Ukrainian Agricultural Council Andriy Dykun;
• Director of the Office of Economic Development of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Farhad Gauss;
• Project Manager of USAID "Support for Agrarian and Rural Development" Patrick Raider;
• Expert on Land Management in the USAID Project "Support for Agrarian and Rural Development" Sergey Kubakh;
• Chairman of the working group on the implementation of the Palanka UTC Pilot Project Anatoliy Shevchuk;
• Head of the Cherkasy Regional Council Oleksandr Vel’bivets;
• Head of the Association of UTC "Institute for Cooperation and Local Self-Government" Igor Myklaschuk.

Also, the participation in the event will be taken by business representatives of the Palanka UTC, representatives of state regional authorities, financial donors, public organizations.

Venue: Berestivets Village (Uman district, Cherkasy region), Savchuka Street, 1A, The House of Culture.

Beginning at 11.00.

For media accreditation, please call: +38 093 105 96 12, contact person - Burbela Nadiya.