The African
countries and
Ukraine partnership

Despite many issues existing in the African agricultural sector, its production is quite large and diverse. The continent is well-known for growing roots and tubers, like yam, cassava, potato, dasheen, macabo and sweet potato, sugar cane, and corn. As of 2021, Africa* has a fascinating 40% share in global production of roots and tubers. The production of cereals and tubers is less affected by extreme weather conditions, making them predominant in agricultural production.

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As of 2021, Ukraine imports a variety of agri-foods, especially fish, tobacco, alcohol, palm oil, citruses, cheeses, grapes, bananas, coffee, and chocolate from different parts of the world. Notably, most of the imported products listed above are also Africa’s primary exports to Ukraine. In the same year, 39 out of 54 African countries exported 168 thousand tones of agricultural products worth $380 million to Ukraine. The top 5 exporters were Côte d’Ivoire (26% of Ukraine’s agri-foods imports), Malawi (19%), Egypt (15%), Ghana (11%) and South Africa (7%).

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has significantly expanded its diplomatic presence in Africa. Today, Ukrainian diplomatic missions operate in 18 countries across the continent.

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