Unmatched in the world: Ukraine has created a unique demining market

Military operations have turned a large part of Ukrainian land into minefields, threatening not only the lives of civilians but also paralyzing the economies of these areas by preventing the restoration of agriculture, industry, and infrastructure.

During the year, the area affected by the hostilities reduced to 138,500 square kilometres. And since September 2024, the government has launched a humanitarian demining programme compensating farmers for the cost of demining agricultural land from the state budget.

Learn how Ukraine launched its new humanitarian demining market, how the compensation mechanism for farmers works, and how international partners support Ukraine in this effort – in this collaborative feature by LIGA.net and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine.