German Food Bridge for food aid from the food industry to 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 chambers 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 the current status, exchange of footage, etc.
• Info campaigning for German and international companies, aid organizations, etc., social media activities, presentations (e.g., at fairs such as the GFFA) and other communication means
• Steady communication with the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH) and organization of media events, e.g., a visit of the former German Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir at the hub in Dębica, Poland

With the integration of the GFB into the BMLEH-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 Jan 1, 2023.