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IFC Vinnytsya Fruit Supply Chain Development Project has a pleasure to invite you to participate in the seminar "Let's grow strawberry"
IFC Vinnytsya Fruit Supply Chain Development Project has a pleasure to invite you to participate in the seminar "Let's grow strawberry", 6TH of June 2008
On this seminar you will have an opportunity:
to see different technologies of commercial strawberry production using modern varieties, drip and sprinkle irrigation, fertigation and integrated pest management
to find out possibilities to produce berry crops using biological crop protection approaches. Discuss perspectives of organic strawberry production
to see specialized machinery and equipment for strawberry production
to discuss with experts perceptiveness of fruit business development, marketing, logistics and quality control issues
Besides we are going to visit demonstration plots and commercial plantation of strawberries in the region where you can see the results of implementation of different technological approaches in practice.
As we are planning to visit several farms in the region please inform us about your participation in the seminar and register yourselves by phone +38 0432 525450 to facilitate logistics. Registration is open till 17:00 5th of June 2008
If you have any questions concerning organization of this seminar, please do not hesitate to contact team assistant of Vinnytsya Fruit Supply Chain Development Project Alla Lanovenko (tel.: +38 0432 525450, mobile: +38 050 4135447)
Agenda of the seminar
| 08:45 | registration of participants |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Oksana Varodi, manager of Vinnytsya Fruit Project Welcome speech |
| 09:05 - 09.20 | Anatoliy Semenyuk, Head of VinnytsyaSadVynProm growers' association Present situation and perspectives for development of fruit and berry production in Vinnytsya region |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Oleg Bosyy, advisor on production and technologies, Vinnytsya Fruit Project Influence of WTO accession on Ukrainian fruit sector: strategies for producers to remain competitive |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Anatoliy Mukharskyy, director of Podillya Research Station, Institute of Horticulture Implementing of production techniques and modern approaches in intensive strawberry production |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Antonio Ferrarezi, manager of Mazzoni company (Italy) Technologies of strawberry production in glasshouses and plastic tunnels. Varieties of strawberries from Mazzoni company |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Anatoliy Voytovuch, representative of AgriSol company Utilization of single-component and complex soluble mineral fertilizers in berry crops fertilization |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | coffee/tea break |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Zbyshek Pisarek, specialist of Flevoplant Polska (Poland) Technologies of strawberry production in Poland and the Netherlands. Characteristics of strawberry varieties available from Flevoplant Polska, Flevoplant and partners (NL) and Podillya plant (UA) |
| 11:20 - 12:00 | Monic van Kessel, specialist, Koppert (the Netherlands) Biological protection in soft fruit production.Utilization of bumble bees to improve crop pollination |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | representative of raw material department, Agrana Fruit Ukraine Co-operation with Agrana Fruit Ukraine,terms of supply, quality requirements |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | purchase manager of supermarket chain responsible for fruit and vegetable supply Possibilities for sales of fruit and berries in supermarket chain. Quality requirements, certification and terms of co-operation |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | transfer to Stroyintsi, Tyvriv dist., Vinnytsya region |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Strawberry plantation of TOV Podillya June bearing varieties, drip and sprinkle irrigation systems pollination with bumble bees, biological crop protection, machinery and equipment for strawberry production Andriy Slobodyanyuk, director of TOV Podillya |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Strawberry plantation of TOV Obriy June bearing and day neutral varieties, extended season production, mulching with straw and plastic film, fertigation, using bumble bees for pollination and distribution of biological control agent Andriy Bagriy, director of TOV Obriy |
| 15:00 | dinner |
| 17:00 | travel back to Vinnytsya |