The 5th International Conference
«Apple Business of Ukraine-2015»

August 13-14, 2015, Kleopatra Hotel,

19, Tatarska St, Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine

 

Day 1. August 13, 2015

08:30-09:30

Registration of conference participants

Sessoin 1. The Ukrainian and global markets for fresh apples. Development trends and production forecast for the season 2015/16

09:30-09:40

Conference opening ceremony

Greeting words from organizers and sponsors

09:40-10:00

The global and European apple markets: short- and middle-term forecasts

Ievgen Kuzin, International Relations Manager at Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

10:00-10:40

The Ukrainian apple market: situation and development trends. Production, price, export and import forecast for the season 2015/16

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

10:40-11:00

Introduction of apple orchards into agriholding structure as promising diversification of production facilities

Sergeg Gavrishev, Director at Dnister, Ukraine

Session 2. Modern apple growing technologies. Master-classes from sector experts

11:00-11:35

Efficient system of apple orchard protection from pests and diseases with the use of Syngenta products

Vladimir Voyevodin, Specialty Crops Technical Expert at Syngenta, Ukraine

11:35-11:45

Peculiarities of apple irrigation techniques and regime

Sergey Ryabkov, Design & Engineering Office at IVPiM NAAN, Ukraine

11:45-11:55

Biological protection of fruit crops

Aleksandr Rosputnyi, Agronomist at Rodonit, Ukraine

11:55-12:25

Modern protection products for apples under conditions of all climatic zones in Ukraine

Stepan Logoyda, Fruit & Berry Crop Manager at Bayer CropScience, Ukraine

12:25-12:35

Profitable apple producing by anticipating on global trends: organic apples, red flesh apples, low allergenic apples

Valeriy Lyashinskiy, Technical Director at Rosetta Agro, Ukraine

12:35-12:45

Introduction of intensive technologies into fruit growing with the use of Intermag (Poland) microfertilizers

Petr Korman, Official Representative in Ukraine, Intermag, Poland

12:45-12:55

Growing technologies and economical assessment of conventional and disease resistant apple varieties

Bela Cehla, Director at Holland Plant Ukraine

12:55-14:00

Lunch break

14:00-14:20

Master class. Economic efficiency of an intensive apple orchard in Ukraine: technologies, economics, risks

Aleksandr Samoylenko, Director of Fruit & Nut Growing Department at APK Mais, Ukraine

14:20-14:50

Panel discussion. Apple growing under new economic conditions. What to save on? What to focus on in a new season?

Chaired by Nina Dmitrash, Fruit Project, Ukraine

Session 3. Apple handling, processing, storage and packaging technologies

14:50-15:00

Heat insultation of fruit and vegetable storehouses with the use of polyurethane foam

Aleksandr Adamchik, Ukrekotek, Ukraine

15:00-15:00

Master-class from Livio Fadanelli, International Expert, specially invited by Fito-Mag, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy

- apple optimal ripeness terms;

- protection against sunburns;

- fight with rot after harvesting;

- formulas for successful storage of dirrent apple varieties

15:40-16:10

Assessment of different apple storage elements' influence on costs saving in Ukraine

Konstantin Shvets, General Director at Fito-Mag

16:10-16:20

Fruit storage 2.0. CA-storage equipment and sorting lines. Step into future

Hans Reimerink, Area Sales Manager, Van Amerongen CA Technology B.V., Netherlands

16:20-16:30

Apple storage in dynamically controlled atmosphere: Isostore (DCA Isostore)

Vitaliy Shinkarenko, Refrigeration Equipment Engineer at DP Elektronika, Ukraine

Session 4. Modern approaches to apple marketing. External trade

16:40-17:05

Clustering prospects in Ukrainian apple business. Distinctions from cooperation, advantages, pitfalls

Dmitriy Shestakov, Vice-President for Strategy & Analysis, Ukrainian Cluster Development Agency

17:05-17:30

Panel discussion. Cooperation between growers and supermarket chains – what should a supplier get ready to?

Chaired by Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

17:30-17:35

Summing-up of the 1st conference day

18:00-21:00

Gala-dinner for conference participants

Day 2. August 14, 2015

08:50-09:00

Registration of the business-tour participants

09:00-17:00

Business-tour to Gauka Farm

  • different approaches to intensive apple growing in orchards 3-12 years old;
  • machinery used during apple orchard management, spraying, prunning etc.;
  • modern apple storage:
    • storage with cooling;
    • CA-storage;
  • apple pre-sale handling line;
  • introduction of own corrugated packaging production line in a farm's structure