Abstract
Ukraine is potentially one of the richest agricultural countries in the world, with vast plains of black earth, or chernozem, and a temperate climate. But declines in agricultural production which were already evident under the Soviet Union have accelerated in the last three years, as the country's economy has spiralled into hyperinflation. Now, attempts are being made to revive Ukrainian agriculture using Western technology, management and marketing. The BBC's Marshall Plan of the Mind is spreading the message through radio and television.
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