The Day of agriculture workers is celebrated in Ukraine according to the Decree of the President (# 428/93, from 7.10.93) annually on the third Sunday of November as professional holiday of agriculture workers, industries on agricultural raw materials’ processing, food industry, supplying and operating industries and organizations of agroindustrial complex.

In times of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was named the “granary” of the state. The major products of agricultural production in Ukraine were and still remain sugar beet, potato, milk, meat, corn.

Reforms in agriculture and agrarian sector began after dissolution of the Soviet Union. For coordinated and clear work in a reforms’ process it was necessary to define new tasks, mechanisms and control agencies. Therefore, by the Decree of the President of Ukraine from June, 7, 2000 it was ratified a Statute on Ministry of the agricultural policy of Ukraine. On the state of affairs in agricultural industry directly depends economic independence of country, welfare of its citizens, health of the nation, prosperity of present and future generations.