Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
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The 9th International Conference
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Day 1, May 24, 2018 |
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08:30-09:30 |
Registration. Morning coffee |
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09:30-09:35 |
Conference opening, greeting words from organizers and partners |
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Conference sessions |
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Session 1. Ukrainian berry market |
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09:35-09:55 |
Ukrainian berry and cherry production and price forecast for 2018 conducted by Fruit-Inform. Processing and export outlook for a new season Oleksandr Khorev, Head of Fruit-Inform |
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09:55-10:15 |
Ukrainian Horticulture Business Development Project: special support programs for small and medium-sized berry growers Yaroslav Kazmirsky, UHBDP Value Chain Development Manager |
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10:15-10:35 |
Place of Ukraine in the global berry market: key trends and outlook Irina Kukhtina, President of Ukrainian Berries Association |
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10:35-10:55 |
Technologies and trade in blackberries and honeysuckle berries. Why is it not so sweet? Oleksandr Yareschenko, Head of Fruit and Berry Crops Selection and Technological Department of Horticultural Institute of NAASU, Master of Agriculture, Ukraine |
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10:55-11:15 |
Organic berries. What is more difficult – to grow or to sell? Market potential in 2018 Yuriy Tantsyura, Founder of Dvipa, Ukraine |
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Session 2. Berry growing in Ukraine. Master classes by practice experts |
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11:15-11:35 |
A farm with mixed berry production structure. Optimal complex approach to investments, infrastructure, labor force and sales Rostislav Shitikov, Agricomplex Director, Agrosilprom, Ukraine |
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11:35-12:15 |
Efficient anti-pest and disease protection of berry plantations Volodymyr Voyevodin, Specialty Crops Technical Expert, Syngenta, Ukraine |
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12:15-12:30 |
Machinery for berry plantations. Minimum and maximum options depending on crop and area Oleksandr Antonenko, Representative of Ukrainian Vegetable Company - UVC |
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12:30-12:40 |
System approach to protection and nutrition of berry crops with the use of Zhyva Zemlia bioagents Volodymyr Silenko, Agronomist-Consultant, BTU-Center, Ukraine |
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12:40-13:00 |
Top weather force majeurs on berry plantations. Proactive actions plan Vadim Dudka, Director at Agroanaliz, Ukraine |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-14:20 |
Ukrainian frozen berry market and export Yuriy Bilichenko, Director at Rozdolne |
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14:20-14:40 |
Professional nursery sector in Ukraine: a million from a hectare or tilting at windmills? Oleg Bosyy, Berry Market Expert |
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14:40-15:00 |
Blueberries from field to supermarket shelves. Key stages of turning produce into end product Taras Bashtannyk, Director at Ukrainian Berry |
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15:00-15:10 |
Advice&Consulting from seeds to smiles: from supply of virus-free plants to design of sorting lines and logistics centers Yana Alekseyenko, Project Manager, Advice&Consulting Italia |
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15:10-15:20 |
Berries and garlic on one plantation: successful approach Sergiy Paraschenko, Director at Chistiy product |
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Session 3. Berry handling and processing. Work on adding value |
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15:20-15:35 |
Leading technologies of optical sorting for the berry business Christian Sani, Raytec Vision S.p.A., Italy |
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15:35-15:45 |
Containers for harvesting, storing and transporting berries Vitaliy Skopiuk, Director at ALFAINTERPLAST |
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15:45-15:55 |
Tomra Sorting Solutions for berry business Frank de Brauwer, Tomra Area Sales Manager, Netherlands |
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15:55-16:05 |
Buhler solutions for optical sorting of frozen berries Stefano Bonacina, Frozen Berry Optical Sorting Expert, Buhler AG |
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Session 4. Berry marketing |
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16:05-16:15 |
Advantages of shock freezing of berries. Secrets of smart shock freezing Anna Dyc, Regional Manager, Octofrost AB, Sweden |
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16:15-16:35 |
Certification for manufacturers of fresh and frozen berries: key requirements of the domestic market and main importing countries Yuliya Slyva, GLOBALG.A.P. Specialist |
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16:35-16:55 |
Cooperation of small berry growers vs independent large suppliers: advantages and disadvantages under Ukrainian conditions Oleksandr Tkachuk, Director at Agrofirma Vesna-2011, Ukraine |
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16:55-17:15 |
Top ten countries of the highest potential for export of fresh and frozen berries from Ukraine: rankings, market and seasonal trends Andriy Yarmak, Economist at FAO Investment Center, Italy |
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17:15-17:35 |
Export of fresh and processed berries. Move beyond words to deeds Fedir Rybalko, Director at Ukrainian Fruit & Vegetable Association |
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Final panel discussion |
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17:35-17:55 |
Search for balance. Points of view on Ukrainian berry market development: - grower; - processor; - trader; - retail. |
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17:55-18:00 |
Conference summing-up |
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18:10-21:00 |
Gala-dinner |
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Day 2, May 25, 2018 |
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08:30-09:00 |
Registration |
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09:00-16:00 |
Business-tour to Agrosilprom: - greenhouse strawberries; - greenhouse table grapes; - field-grown strawberries; - field-grown raspberries; - field-grown blackberries; - field-grown redcurrants; - machinery for berry plantations; - equipment for cooling, sorting, packaging; - lunch. Rostislav Shitikov, Agricomplex Director, Agrosilprom, Ukraine |
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17:00 |
End of business-tour and conference. Arrival to Dnipro |