"The launch of the USAID international project ‘Agricultural and Rural Development Support’ will contribute to the comprehensive economic growth through the development of rural areas and the agricultural sector as a whole. The project was officially launched within the framework of a series of international forums and exhibitions, which took place on February 21-23 at the KyivExpoPlaza exhibition centre," the statement reads. The implementation period of the project is August 7, 2016 - July 3, 2020. The tasks of the projects are as follows: to create attractive living conditions in rural areas of Ukraine; to increase competitiveness of Ukrainian agricultural products; to introduce the international quality and safety standards; to provide access of domestic agricultural products to new export markets of the EU countries.