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WFP WORKS WITH BAKERIES AND OTHER LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS TO DELIVER FOOD ASSISTANCE NEAR THE FRONTLINE
WFP is committed to ensuring that its humanitarian assistance in Ukraine contributes to the recovery and sustainability of food systems, injects money directly into the local economy and promotes employment.
Our approach
Bringing fresh, local, ready-to-eat foods near the frontline
WFP distributes ready-to-eat rations including fresh bread to people on the move or living in places where they may not have electricity or gas to cook - most often near the frontline.
Bread is an essential staple of the Ukrainian diet but often difficult to find or very expensive near the frontline as bakeries have closed down or struggle with electricity and raw materials.
Engaging directly with local traders, businesses and farmers
Since the onset of the Ukraine emergency response in March 2022, WFP has been actively engaging with food producers, food traders, businesses and farmers to source more and more of its commodities locally. WFP is already sourcing all of its bread, pasta, wheat, oats, sugar and sunflower oil locally. Since April 2024, WFP has started distributing millet, buckwheat and yellow split peas - all sourced locally.