"Black earth - Agribusiness in Ukraine and the marginalisation of rural communities", 14 September 2015

This report presents the findings of an international fact-finding mission (FFM) to the Vinnytsia poultry complex in southwest Ukraine...Mironivski Hliboproduct (MHP)...is also a long-term client of several public financial institutions, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Dutch export credit agency Atradius. The company has received more than half a billion dollars in loans from these institutions...The key findings...include:...community health risks linked to the management of manure and other wastes from poultry production; increased traffic and road safety risks; lack of information and consultation with communities, resulting in mistrust and fears about various risks (e.g. to community and livestock health); and pressure on communities to lease their land for the expansion of the complex.