Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
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The 5th International Conference
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Day 1, May 22 |
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09:00-10:00 |
Registration of conference participants |
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10:00-10:10 |
Conference opening ceremony Welcoming speech from organizers and sponsors |
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Session 1. |
Ukrainian berry market. Present situation and outlook. Berry and cherry growing master classes |
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10:10-10:45 |
The Ukrainian market for fresh and frozen berries and cherries broken down by major crops. Present situation and development prospects Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform, Ukraine |
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10:45-11:10 |
Open and protected strawberry cultivation. Growing technologies selection peculiarities in the western regions of Ukraine Jeremy Darby, International Berry Crops Expert, UK |
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11:10-11:35 |
Modern approaches to strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, currant and blackberry growing in Ukraine Andrey Slobodyanyuk, Director of Podillya Ltd, Ukraine |
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11:35-12:10 |
Most popular varieties of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and currants in Ukraine. Promising specialty crops Aleksandr Yareschenko, Head of Fruit and Berry Crops Selection and Technological Department of Horticultural Institute of NAASU, Master of Agriculture, Ukraine |
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Session 2. |
New berry growing technologies |
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12:10-12:35 |
Choice of agrichemistry for berry growing in all Ukrainian climatic zones Stepan Logoida, Crop Manager, Bayer CropScience, Ukraine |
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12:35-12:55 |
Effective fight against viruses and pests. Current season's challenges Andrey Krivolap, Agronomist, Agroanaliz, Ukraine |
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12:55-13:20 |
Production of sweet cherries. New technologies, high-quality plants. Master-class Adri Streef, International Expert, Netherlands |
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13:20-13:30 |
Choice of machinery for berry business. Novelties in 2014 Aleksandr Kulik, Director at Euroagromarket-1, Ukraine |
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13:30-14:30 |
Lunch break. Press-conference for journalists |
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14:30-15:00 |
Berry growing technologies: how to avoid most common mistakes during projects planning and implementation Oleg Bosyi, Berry Crops Expert, Ukraine |
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15:00-15:15 |
Modern support and protection systems for sweet cherries and table grapes Boudewijn Haase, Representative of Van Nifterik Holland, the Netherlands |
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Session 3. |
Processing and handling of berries in Ukraine |
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15:15-15:35 |
The market for frozen berries in Ukraine. Present situation and development prospects Marianna Vakulchik, Executive Director, Frozen Group, Ukraine |
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15:35-15:45 |
Developments and solutions in long-term cold storage of soft-fruits Frank Boeijen, van Kempen represented by Roseta Agro, Netherlands |
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15:45-16:00 |
Berry freezing in Ukraine as an important sales channel for domestic growers Artem Lukyanov, General Director, Tecofood, Ukraine |
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16:00-16:20 |
Sorting solutions for fresh and frozen products Rob Bornstein, Representative of Concept Engineers, Netherlands |
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16:20-16:40 |
Berry cooling solutions Sergey Tonkonog,Marketing Department Director, Astra, Ukraine |
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Session 4. |
Modern approaches to marketing of perishable products |
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16:40-17:10 |
Trade in fresh berries in supermarket chains. Cooperation between growers and retail sector Fedor Andreytsov, Fozzy Group, Ukraine |
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17:10-17:20 |
Summing-up of the 1st conference day |
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17:30-21:00 |
Gala-dinner for conference participants |
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Day 2, May 23 |
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09:00-15:00 |
Business-tour to Podillya Ltd Andrey Slobodyanyuk, Director of Podillya Ltd, Ukraine |
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17:00 |
Arrival to Vinnytsia, end of the conference |
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