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German Food Bridge for food aid from the food industry to Ukraine

Duration:
02/2022 - 06/2024
Client:
German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and GFA Consulting Group GmbH
Services:
Type:
Abroad
Budget:
EUR 600,000
Client type:
Public
Regions:
Ukraine

Activities under German Food Bridge (GFB):

  • Acquisition of emergency aid (mostly food) donations from mostly German companies and other organizations (retailers, food producers, associations, institutions, NGOs etc.)
  • Constant processing of food donation requests from German companies and organizations and supporting until the emergency aid arrives in Ukraine
  • Enquiries about the needs in the different war-injured regions in Ukraine
  • Close cooperation with logistics providers to deliver emergency aid from Germany to Polish logistics hubs
  • Cooperation with public Polish logistics hubs as an intermediate storage facility; establishment and operationalization of an own storage warehouse in Dębica, Poland, in cooperation with the German-Ukrainian, -Polish and -Baltic chamber of commerce
  • Cooperation with more than 60 NGOs operating in Ukraine, which pick up goods from the hub in Dębica, Poland, and deliver them to people in Ukraine; constant communication about current status, exchange of footage etc.
  • Info campaigning for German and international companies, aid organizations etc., social media activities, presentations (e.g. at fares such as the GFFA 2023) and other communication means
  • Steady communication with the German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and organization of media events, e.g. a visit of the German Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir at the hub in Dębica, Poland

With the integration of the GFB into the BMEL-funded BKP project German-Ukrainian Agricultural Policy Dialogue (APD), IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH has been the responsible implementer in the consortium with GOPA AFC GmbH since 1.1.2023.