The Ukrainian food system has demonstrated a remarkable resilience, despite the impact that Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine continues to have on its personnel, infrastructure and transport capabilities.
On 2-3 July 2025 in Warsaw, Poland, over 30 expert participants from eight NATO Allies and Ukraine joined a workshop to exchange experiences and views, and to develop recommendations. The recommendations address food and water contingency planning, infrastructure protection, public-private cooperation and enhancing overall food- and water-related societal resilience. In particular, Ukrainian demining experts shared their insights on how to plan for demining operations to restore the affected agricultural areas.
The workshop aimed to inform future planning for NATO and Ukraine by identifying new strategies, approaches and possible impact mitigation measures. NATO will continue to support Ukraine and incorporate the lessons learned into its thinking. NATO and its Allies work daily to ensure the resilience of food systems across the Alliance, future-proofing them against disruption and shocks, and to safeguard their essential functions for our societies.
