Help clear farm fields of mines and unexploded munitions.Ottawa—There are numerous ways that Canada can help Ukraine cope with farm production and food issues arising from the Russian invasion, says the Commons agriculture committee.The committee is working on a comprehensive report on how Canada could aid Ukraine for presentation to the Commons in the fall, Committee Chair Kody Blois told Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and other cabinet ministers.“However, given the urgency and severity of what we are collectively facing, the committee felt it important to provide a series of suggested policy responses the government can consider implementing as soon as possible,” he said.The recommendations, contained in the committee's report on global food insecurity, call for infrastructure and storage assistance to protect Ukraine's grain harvest until it can be exported.Canada can work with its allies to help preserve 22 million tonnes of grain by providing temporary storage options such as plastic grain bags for farmers by September to prevent the loss of this year's crop. It can also assist with building grain storage facilities in Poland at the border.Grain handling equipment such as grain vacuums would increase and speed transfer of grain from Ukrainian to European rail systems.Canada could also help replace lost agriculture resources such as seeds, machinery, fertilizer and fuel needed to continue farming operations, the committee said.It should help Ukraine rebuild the destroyed National Gene Bank of Plants of Ukraine and ensure access to veterinary and phytosanitary services that enable continued and additional trade access at land borders.Canada could also help Ukrainian farm exports to Canada by simplifying procedures for the approval of imported Ukrainian food products by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency while preserving food safety, the committee said.Robotic demining equipment and expertise could help clear the approximately 13 per cent of arable land that contain mines or unexploded shells.Other measures include contributing to the financing of fruits and vegetable farms and providing the necessary tree saplings requested by Ukraine. Export Development Canada could provide a new type of policy insurance to cover political risks when Canadian businesses export to Ukraine.Canada should increase its assistance to countries short food because of the Ukraine invasion as well as help ensure adequate funding of FAO's Rapid Response Plan and the Global Food Import Financing Facility, the committee said.It could work with international partners such as Oxfam and the World Food Program to ensure vulnerable countries, particularly those reliant on Ukrainian and Russian imports, have access to food.Canada should make every diplomatic effort to unblock Ukrainian ports and ensure that Ukrainian grain can be shipped to importing countries. It should collaborate with the UN in looking into creating security convoys with multinational escorts to ensure that commercial ships can export safely.