The 10th International Conference
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Day 1, May 21, 2019 Berries of Ukraine-2019: Frozen Produce & Fresh Market Conference |
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08:30-09:30 |
Registration. Morning coffee |
Networking |
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09:30-12:00 |
Trade forum with berry suppliers and buyers organized by Ukrainian Horticultural Association |
09:30-18:00 |
Technological exposition for the berry business |
09:30-09:40 |
Conference opening, greeting words from organizers and partners |
Session 1. The Ukrainian berry market. Global and European opportunities |
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09:40-10:10 |
Global berry market trends Tom Joyce, Fruitnet Media International, UK |
10:10-10:40 |
Why hasn’t Ukraine started really exporting berries yet? Andriy Yarmak, Economist of FAO Investment Center, Italy |
10:40-11:00 |
Fruit-Inform Ukrainian berry and cherry production and price forecast for 2019 Oleksandr Khorev, Fruit-Inform Project Manager |
11:00-11:20 |
Price collapse in the berry market: will blueberry prices fall to raspberry levels? Oleg Bosyi, Berry Market Expert, Managing Partner at Fruitech, Ukraine |
11:20-11:40 |
Export to the Middle East and Southeastern Asia vs EU market Taras Bashtannyk, Director at Ukrainian Berry, Ukraine |
11:40-12:00 |
Alternative routes for fresh berry export to the Middle East Fedir Rybalko, Director at Ukrainian Horticultural Association (UHA) |
Session 2. Production of berry crops in Ukraine. Master classes from berry growing experts |
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12:00-12:20 |
Planning of berry production from the start: successful multi-crop production structure, technologies, cooperation Iryna Barzo, Representative of Agrovesna-2011, Ukraine Yevgeniy Pylyponchyk, Chief Agronomist at Agrovesna-2011, Ukraine |
12:20-12:30 |
Extension of storage and transportation terms for export of fruits, vegetables and berries. Modified atmosphere and humidity, Xtend packaging, ethylene absorbers, new products of DECCO Konstantin Porvalov, Commercial Director at Real Technological Alternative, Ukraine |
12:30-13:00 |
Better than blueberries – serviceberries, a new promising berry crop Irakly Partsvania, Co-Founder of Vanrik Agro Group, Georgia |
13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
14:00-14:30 |
Panel discussion Duel between protagonists and antagonists of market prospects of haskap berries Chaired by Andriy Yarmak, Economist of FAO Investment Center, Italy Participants: Oleksandr Yareschenko, Deputy Director for Scientific Work at Horticultural Institute of NAANU Oleg Bosyi, Berry Market Expert, Managing Partner at Fruitech Taras Bashtannyk, Director at Ukrainian Berry, Ukraine Yevgen Kharlan, Strategy & Development Director at Nikdariya, Ukraine |
14:30-14:40 |
Tips on corrugated packaging: how can berries be delivered safe and undamaged Andriy Rebro, Corrugated Packaging Factory Deputy Director, Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill, Ukraine |
14:40-15:00 |
High-tech in the berry business – what will be a berry farm in a digital society, and how does it boost profit? Yevgen Kharlan, Strategy & Development Director at Nikdariya, Ukraine |
15:00-15:15 |
Quality of berry products as a key to success Volodymyr Voyevodin, Specialty Crops Technical Expert, Syngenta, Ukraine |
15:15-15:25 |
Biotechnologies in fruit and berry growing Vladimir Silenko, Agronomist-Consultant at BTU-Center Group of Companies, Ukraine |
15:25-15:35 |
Plastic packaging for berry business Viktor Oreschenko, Alfa-Sintez, Ukraine |
15:35-15:55 |
Berry and crop protection system – how to meet standard requirements. GRASP and other key questions of GLOBALG.A.P. Igor Chechitko, GLOBALG.A.P. Certification Expert, Ukraine |
15:55-16:00 |
Plastic packaging is not for healthy products, or why to choose cardboard packaging? Valentyn Frechka, Representative of National Center “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine” |
16:00-16:05 |
Eco-packaging for berry storage and transportation Dariya Trokoz, Lead Sales Specialist at Zhytomyr Paperboard Factory, Ukraine |
Session 3. The Ukrainian market for frozen berries. Berry processing solutions |
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16:05-16:20 |
The Ukrainian market for frozen berries, export prospects in a new season Grygoriy Trybulkin, Director at Smilyanska Khlodnya, Ukraine |
16:20-16:35 |
Freezing and storage of berries and stonefruits Anatoliy Bogdan, Director at Insolar-Kholod, Ukraine |
16:35-16:45 |
The Ukrainian market for frozen berries: expectations and prospects of an upcoming season Oleksandr Labun, Director at Fruktona Export, Ukraine |
16:45-16:55 |
Optical sorting of frozen berries Aybek Sidikov, Sales Area Manager, Raytec Vision, Italy |
16:55-17:05 |
Berry processing technologies, which save benefits and appearance of fresh produce. New-age IQF tunnels for freezing and freeze drying Goran Obradovic, Owner of PIGO srl, Italy |
17:05-17:15 |
Berry sorting solutions from Tomra Roman Peyev, Commercial Director at Rusbana Engineering Ukraine |
17:15-17:25 |
Food safety in fresh and frozen produce - ozone vs chemicals Camilla Khrulova, Sales & Marketing Director, Primozone Production AB, Sweden |
17:25-18:00 |
Round table How to solve a problem of low global prices for frozen raspberries? Participants: Iryna Kukhtina, President of Ukrainian Berries Association Taras Bashtannyk, Director at Ukrainian Berry, Ukraine Dr Aleksandar Leposavic, Fruit Institute in Cacak, Serbia Adnan Hodzic, Plant d.o.o., Bosnia and Herzegovina Dejan Zejak, Biotechnical Center, Bijelo Polje, Montenegro Benjamin Toric, FAO Consultant, Montenegro Lisa Paglietti, Economist of FAO Investment Viacheslav Khodakivskyi, Purchasing Manager at LST-Polska Sp. z o.o., Poland Chaired by Andriy Yarmak, Economist of FAO Investment Center, Italy |
18:00-21:00 |
Gala-dinner |
Day 2, May 22, 2019 |
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Business-tour to Agrofirma Vesna-2011 |
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08:30-09:00 |
Registration |
09:00-16:00 |
Business-tour to Agrofirma Vesna-2011:
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