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A charity scientific and practical conference on berry growing, processing and export, a congress on freezing berries and vegetables will be held in Rivne and Zhytomyr Oblast on February 16-17, 2023

17.01.2023, 10:00

Media group Technologies and Innovations is organizing VI All-Ukrainian Charitable Scientific and Practical Conference Berry growing and processing under martial law: learning to win! the in Rivne (hotel and restaurant complex Aivengo) and in Zhytomyr region (Grass Avenue, business tour) on February 16-17, 2023. The main goal of the conference is to mobilize all forces, even in wartime conditions, resources, scientific and technical achievements to establish the economic independence of Ukraine, to support the struggle of the Ukrainian people against the conquerors, to hold on, despite all the difficulties and problems, and even in these extremely difficult conditions to develop their production, to plant berry and vegetable plantations, to create new products on base of processing and freezing, to build conditions for conquering foreign markets. Get stronger!..  
 
Traditionally, the organizers – the media group Technologies and Innovations – prepare an interesting, rich and useful program, which will include speeches by Ukrainian and foreign specialists, an exchange of best practices, a discussion panel devoted to the issue of selling fresh products on the domestic market and export, a congress on freezing and of cold logistics, an exhibition of processing technologies and products, etc. All participants of the berry market, who strive to improve their business and jointly maintain a powerful economic front for our victory, are invited to the event.
 
The event will be held with the support of the Strong and Free Charitable Foundation, whose director, Tetyana Smirnova, will hold a charity auction of goods and services for gardening, berry growing and vegetable growing at the end of the conference day, in order to raise funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and provide an opportunity for each of the participants to make their contribution to our common Victory!
 
The main idea of the conference: even in difficult wartime to provide support to berry growers, gardeners and vegetable growers, popularizing the latest technologies and advanced experience acquired in the extreme conditions of war, contributing to the development of farms and enterprises, solving issues of food security and welfare of the country.
 
The task of the conference: to acquaint market participants with the technologies of the new age in order to implement them in their berry orchards, gardens, and vegetable plantations. Find ways to sell and store products in today`s difficult conditions – from selling on the fresh market to processing, freezing and exporting.
 
Conference Berry growing and processing under martial law: learning to win! will last 2 days.
 
In the program of the first day, February 16 (Ivengo hotel and restaurant complex, Rivne):
 
  • Conference section: Berry growing: main trends and challenges of wartime. How to preserve and develop business in war conditions. Speeches by practicing farmers and representatives of technological companies
  • Discussion panel: Sales on the domestic market and for export: product quality and certification, packaging, logistics, pricing policy, etc.
  • All-Ukrainian congress on freezing and cold logistics of berry, orchard and vegetable plantation products: we multiply modern technologies by quality.
  • Exhibition of equipment, materials and techniques for berry growing, horticulture and vegetable growing.
  • Exhibition of products and drinks from berries, fruits, vegetables.
 
So, among the speakers of the conference will be a representative of the Polish nursery Niwa Dr. Agnieszka Orzeł, President of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association Taras BASHTANNYK, representative of the Dutch company FALL CREEK in Ukraine Zhanna MATVIENKO, director of the company Organic Garden Bohdan BODNAR, co-founder of the initiative Berry side of life Iryna BARZO, international expert in berry cultivation Hanna LUTSKO, head of the company Fruktona-VN Kostyantyn KUZMENKO, director of the company 4 Stykhii Oleksandr SHEYKO, founder of the company Malyn Factory Ivan KOTYASH and others. 
 
Participants: owners, managers, chief specialists of berry, horticultural and vegetable farms, processing enterprises and product freezing companies, representatives of technological companies, scientists and everyone who is interested in creating and successfully developing their own business on their land.
 
Conference participants will discuss many multifaceted issues:
 
  • Modern berry growing: what crops to choose to be in trend;
  • Blueberry: results of the 2022 season and prospects for the development of the market of this crop in 2023;
  • Garden strawberries: rules for choosing high-quality planting material;
  • Niches take over, or about the winning prospects of sea buckthorn, honeysuckle, alpine strawberry, rosehip, elderberry and other rare crops;
  • Black currant: a successful business based on traditional culture;
  • Berry growing in open and closed soil: comparative characteristics;
  • Effective methods of increasing the yield of berries;
  • Mechanization and automation in the berry orchard: from planting to harvesting;
  • New trends in sorting, processing and packaging;
  • Types and technologies of fruit and berry processing;
  • Manufacturer and seller: how to find a common language and be in the plus.
 
During the Congress on freezing and cold logistics, the following issues will be raised:
 
  • Market of frozen berries in Ukraine. Results of the 2022 season. Change of vectors in 2022/23.
  • Presentation of successful experience of freezing and cooling of berries.
  • Export of frozen berries.
  • What is profitable: own freezing capacity at the enterprise or outsourcing services from specialized companies?
  • Selection of refrigeration equipment: what mistakes should be avoided?
  • Review and analysis of various technologies, types of freezing and cooling of berries, future prospects.
  • Analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the freezing business.
  • Experience in the processing of fruit and berry products.
 
The event will bring together owners and directors of berry farms and cooling and freezing complexes, agronomists, agroconsultants, manufacturers of plant protection products, nutrition and other products for berry growers, experts, exporters, representatives of logistics companies, companies offering technologies, freezing equipment , processing, berry growers who have their own freezing facilities at their enterprise or who just want to build a successful business on freezing fruit and berry products, scientists, etc.
 
In hall 2 there will be an exhibition of equipment, tools, plant protection products, fertilizers, etc. –everything for modern berry growing, horticulture, vegetable growing and processing. Well-known Ukrainian and foreign companies will present the latest technological achievements of the berry industry (equipment for sorting, processing, freezing of berries, plant protection products, packaging for berries, etc.).
 
In addition, producers of beverages and products for the processing of berries, fruits and vegetables will visit the conference, who will present their products and provide them for tasting. So, there will be a presentation-tasting of products made from fruits and berries, including with the addition of honey (candies, dried fruits, chips, frozen products, jams, freeze-dried products). Conference participants will also be able to taste juices, wines, tinctures, liqueurs, ciders, syrups, berry and honey drinks, etc.
 
The international conference Berry growing and processing: technologies and innovations gathers a record number of visitors every year. Thus, the 4th international berry conference, which took place in 2021 in Kyiv, in the Verkhovyna hotel and restaurant complex, gathered more than 400 participants and more than 50 partner companies from Ukraine, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Moldova, etc. Read more information at the link: https://bit.ly/3nXOCX7.
And the participants of the next conference in September 2022 (Rivne) were more than 200 representatives of berry farms and enterprises, technological companies from all over Ukraine, despite the wartime.
 
On the second day, February 17, conference participants will visit berry and processing farms to see in practice how to successfully grow berries and develop in the direction of processing.
 
One of the enterprises that the participants of the conference will visit is the well-known company Grass Avenue in Zhytomyr region. In 2022, the company celebrated its 10-year anniversary. A few years ago, a new 34-hectare project to expand blueberry plantations was started there. As a result, the area of plantations will reach more than 90 hectares.
 
In addition to correctly selected agricultural technology, the Grass Avenue company also uses additional methods to achieve the highest quality and largest harvest. And the main one of them is pruning. The founder of the company, Oleg Vorobyov, notes that this is an extremely important part of blueberry cultivation technology, on which many factors depend: firstly, it is the caliber of the berries, and secondly, the load on the bush. The farm uses traditional recommendations for pruning, which are described in professional literature. Considering the fact that the area of plantations there is quite large, blueberry pruning in Grass Avenue is carried out in the period from November to March.
 
During the business tour, there will be a master class on pruning blueberries, which will be conducted by Oleg Vorobyov using technologies from the Makita Ukraine company. There will also be a presentation of new blueberry varieties from the Fall Creek company.
 
The participants of the business tour will also visit the state-of-the-art sorting and packaging complex built on the farm. A well-established process of sorting and calibration is the key to the successful sale of grown products, which is especially relevant in the berry business. Sorting equipment was manufactured by Elifab, and packaging equipment was manufactured by Mat Exakta.
 
Join the business community for a shared future. After all, now more than ever it is important to support each other, unite and solve pressing issues together. We believe in the Armed Forces and joint Victory!
 
Terms of participation in the conference:
For agricultural producers – the participation fee – 125 euro 
(the price includes payment for participation in all events for 2 days, including a business tour)
Participation fee (1 day without a business tour) – 100 euro
For non-agricultural producers - the participation fee – 150 euro (the price includes payment
for participation for 2 days, including a business tour)
Participation fee (1 day without business tour) – 120 euro
With online speech partner Package price – 600 euro
 
(The price includes a coffee break, lunches, a buffet; service during the event; participation in the presentation of fruits and berries, as well as drinks and dishes; a package for the conference participant with informational materials; a detailed post-event report with the final presentations of the speakers, sent by email by mail, contacts of all exhibitor partners, speakers of the event).
 
Attention: for subscribers of the magazines Horticulture and Vegetable growing. Technologies and Innovations, Drinks. Technologies and Innovations, Yagidnyk and Gorishnyk – preferential conditions for participation in the conference (10% discount)
 
Registration of participants and partners - by contacts:
Larysa Tovkach: +38 097 96 89 516
Anna Pankratenkova: +38 097 759 25 83
Iryna Petroniuk: +38 096 49 166 92
Project manager: Nadiya Yashchuk, tel. +38 (068) 568-58-22, rnadia@ukr.net
Creative director: Kateryna Koneva, editor-in-chief/publisher of the Technologies and Innovations: +38 067 238 18 51 kateryna.koneva@gmail.com
 
The General Information Partner is the international specialized magazine Berryfield, www.jagodnik.info (Ukraine)
Media partners of the conference are specialized magazines Horticulture and Vegetable growing. Technologies and Innovations, www.techhorticulture.com, Drinks. Technologies and Innovations (Drinks.Technologies), www.techdrinks.info.