Ukraine's parliament extends ban on agricultural land sales
The bill was backed by 236 lawmakers, narrowly over the 226 required to pass.
Currently Ukraine’s more than 40 million hectares (99 million acres) of farmland cannot be bought or sold. The land is instead divided into smaller plots that are leased, resulting in relatively low productivity and limited private and foreign investment.
The International Monetary Fund says the moratorium hampers the development of the agricultural sector and named land reform as a key condition for future funding under its $17.5 billion loan program.
Source: Reuters (via www.agroberichtenbuitenland.nl)