The Kiev forum provided a basis for a rich discussion amongst the participants about the potential of Ukrainian agriculture not to produce simply what the country needs but to contribute to overall world supplies. Ukraine’s economic and social development is not possible without the establishment of innovative production and agricultural technologies. Today, the agricultural industry is one of the few sectors of Ukrainian economy that is showing stable growth; nonetheless investment and support remain necessary.
From this discussion we could deduce that participants believe there is a bright future for Ukrainian agriculture and that the country can become a key player in achieving food and environmental security. However, in order to fully exploit this great potential, a number of key factors were identified by the participants. These included: long term political stability (which was seen as key for attracting investment into the sector), technical development of the agricultural sector, an introduction of the latest production technologies for crop and livestock sector products or availability of credit for farmers and agri-business.
Agenda
May 27, 2009
Introduction and presentation of the results of the FFA’09
Thierry de l’ESCAILLE, Secretary General of ELO
Assistance to Ukraine in the field of Food Safety, Agriculture and Rural development in the context of the European Neighborhood Policy
Partnership policy – the technical assistance
Natalya KORCHAKOVA, Delegation of European Commission to Ukraine
Ukrainian perspective
Ministry of Agriculture in Ukraine
Ukraine and Central Europe
Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture,
Vidas JOUDSNUKIS, Lithuanian Family Farmers’ Union
Coffee break
Science and technology in agriculture - expanding our capacity to produce efficiently
Mark TITTERINGTON, Director of European Public Affairs, Syngenta Brussels Office
Swedish case study in Ukraine
Carl STUREN, President of Chumak Company
English experience on growing crops
Andrew STREETER, Arable Group, UK
Lunch
Sustainable agriculture in Ukraine
Learning Centres, development of a new crop for dry conditions – Sorghum
Francois BURGHGRAEVE, Head of Marketing, Syngenta Ukraine
Work on the field
Example of Mriya Company
Andriy BURYAK –CFO of Mriya Company
QA
Conclusions & next steps
In collaboration with
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