09:00 – 17:00

Exhibition-presentation of equipment, technologies, and materials for horticulture, nut growing, processing, cooling, and freezing. Exhibition-tasting of fruits, nuts, as well as beverages and processed products. 

Subscriptions for journals of the "Technologies and Innovations" media group: "Horticulture and Vegetable Growing", "Nut Wood", and "Berry Field" will be working.

 

12:00 – 15:00

Negotiation tables with representatives of retailers - "Eko-market", "Auchan", " Epicentr K", as well as retail group "FUDCOM" ("Welmart", "Velyka Kyshenya").

 

09:00 – 09:10

The conference opening. Welcoming speeches from the organizers and partners

 

• Yevhen LEITER, agronomist of the corporation "HALS AGRO", partner of the conference business tour

• Oksana GORDIY, head of the "Uman Fruit Company" enterprise, a partner of the business tour.

• Taras VYSOTSKY, Acting Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

 

09:10 – 09:40

"Industrial cherry growing: the most promising varieties on the global market. How to achieve regular harvest Methods of tree formation to increase the fruit quality". Crozet Thierry, International Legumes Consultant (France) (online).

 

09:40 – 09:55

"Challenges in the cultivation of stone fruits and nut crops". Volodymyr VOYEVODIN, expert of BASF company.

 

09:55–10:05

"The cluster of Dutch companies "Resilient Ukraine": real prospects in the horticultural industry." Valeriy LYSHYNSKYY, director of the company "Rosetta Agro", co-organizer of the cluster "Stiyka Ukraina" with the support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ukraine. The main business partner of the conference.

 

10:05 – 10:25

"Cherry – an underrated stone fruit on the Ukrainian market? Advantages of cherries for industrial growing: from agricultural growing to implementation". Maksym KOLOSOV, founder of the FRESH BERRY company (Mykolaiv region).

 

10:25 – 10:40

"Current biological solutions for horticulture from world leaders in the preparation production". Oleksander BYKOVSKY, agronomist-consultant in horticulture of Agritema company.

 

10:40 – 10:55

"Technological aspects of creating current cherry plantations: varieties, rootstock, crown shape, types of orchards." – Оlena KISHCHAK, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Horticulture of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

 

10:55 – 11:10

"Application of BETINO BIO-protectors against abiotic stresses on stone-pome fruits, and nut crops". Ruslan GAVRYLYANCHYK, product manager, head of R&D in Ukraine at “UniferX” company.

 

11:10 – 11:25

"Plant protection and nutrition for the nut and stone fruit orchards". Oleg DUBYNA, director of development of the company "RODONIT AGRO".

 

11:25 – 11:40

"Experience of seeding stone fruits". Yevhen ROZSOKHA, head of the nursery department of "Hadz" company.

 

11:40 – 11:55

"Effective biological solutions from BTU for the stone fruit orchard". Volodymyr SILENKO, head of the horticulture and vegetable growing technology support department of the BTU company.

 

11:55 – 12:10

"Planning, proper planting of orchards." Natalia LUT, director of the company "SAD OK".

 

12:10 – 12:25

"Intensive nutrition of fruit and berry crops: luxury or necessity?". Volodymyr ZABALUEV, representative of the ICL company.

 

12:25 – 12:40

"Drip irrigation systems for stone and nut orchards". Vladyslav RAZKEVICH, co-owner of the "Evkalipt P" company.

 

12:40 – 12:55

"Protection against the main diseases of stone fruits". Dmytro TYMOSHENKO, manager of technical support for the protection of specific crops and grapes of the Syngenta company.

 

12:55 – 13:15

"We are preparing for the harvest season with the help of Weremzhuk combines." Eva BEZKOROVAYNA, manager of marketing and product development of Weremzhuk company.

 

13:15 – 13:35

"Innovative solutions in feeding perennial plantations from the Timac Agro company." Makar TERESHENKO, PhD of Agrarian Sciences, plant nutrition consultant Timac Agro, owner of a certified hazelnut stock garden, honorary member of the Association of Nut Crops of Ukraine.

 

13:35 – 14:30

Break

Lunch

Exhibition-tasting of berries, vegetables, fruits, and processed products.

Public tasting of NFC juice, distillates made based on berries, fruits, and nuts.

 

14:30 – 14:50

"Peculiarities in growing pears in Vinnytsia: market analysis and technologies for successful business. Diversification of business". Vadym ROZPOTNYUK, agronomist of the agro farm "Ivanivska Kalyna".

 

14:50 – 15:10

"Recommendations regarding compliance with intellectual property rights while planting orchards." Ivanna MARCHENKO, a specialist in plant varieties of the Patent law firm "Pakharenko and Partners", the main legal conference partner.

 

15:10 – 15:25

"How to ensure high-quality pre-sale preparation and processing of stone fruits and nuts. Successful cases of cooperation". Bohdan PEEV, director of “PB Engineering”.

 

15:25 – 15:50

"New processing opportunities with state-of-the-art fruit equipment from PND Fruit Processing Machinery." - Valerio de CARO, sales manager of PND.

 

15:50 – 16:50

 

1.How to ensure qualified staff at enterprises and farms in the industry. 

2. The situation in the horticultural industry: harvest 2024, the first summaries of the production volume, product quality, price policy, and market realities. Price forecast for stone and pome fruits. What to expect in autumn? What varieties are in trend? A domestic or foreign market, prospects, and realities. Processing as an alternative instead of low prices. How is it possible to keep a balance during an energy crisis caused by war? A reduction in the purchasing power of people under martial law, a reduction in the number of consumers, etc.

 

• Taras VYSOTSKY, Acting Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

• Tetyana KOSIANCHUK, representative of the horticulture department of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.

• Taras BASHTANNYK, president of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association.

 

16:50 – 17:05

"Prospects of growing stone fruits in the covered ground using the example of cherries." Oleg DIDUKH, commercial director of "IT-Links Service" company, the official distributor of Haygrove in Ukraine.

 

17:05 – 17:20

"Fruit rosehip is a promising and profitable crop for the making of perennial plantations." Pavlo ROHOZA, commercial director of SHYPSHYNA UKRAINE company (online).

 

17:20– 17:40

"Reservation of conscripts at the enterprise. Defining the enterprise as critical for the functioning of the economy in a special period". Oleksander VOLOSHENKO, director of the "Gorikh Polissya" farm.

 

17:40 – 18:00

"A successful example of growing hazelnuts and cherries. Planting schemes, variety selection. Experience with grants". Vadym BORTNYK, owner of the company "Sady Polissya".

 

18:00 – 18:20

"Innovative approaches in growing hazelnut and almond seedlings." Vasyl BABANSKY, director of the farm named after Academician Unanov.

  

18:20 – 19:00

 

• "Storage, cooling, freezing of fruits". Kostyantyn KUZMENKO, director of the company "Fruktona-VN".

• "Setting, organization, optimization of production processes for processing and freezing of fruits, vegetables, and berries. How to increase production capacity by 20-30%". Serhiy SUKHYNA, head of the ARTYKA-BIO company.

 

19:00

End of the conference. Photoshooting near the brand wall.

 

19:00 – 22:00

Furshet

 

 

 

 

07:30 – 19:00 Business tour to the enterprises "Hals Agro" and "Uman Fruit Company".

7:30 – Departure from the “Verkhovyna” Hotel and Restaurant Complex.

10:00 – Arrival at Hals Agro (Tetiiv, Kyiv region).

12:00 – Departure to the Uman Fruit Company.

13:30–14:30 – Lunch.

14:30–17:00 – Visit to the Uman Fruit Company.

20:00 – Return to the hotel "Verkhovyna".