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Ukrainian government encourages development of smart agribusiness

In February, 2016, AgTech Ukraine Association with the support of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food launches All-Ukrainian Agrarian Innovations Hackathon.

Ukrainian wheat is in great demand in the EU

The European Commission issued an impressive weekly total of soft wheat import licenses to Ukraine within the 2016 tariff quota. The weekly license amounted to 41,516 tons.

EBRD lends USD 20 million to Ukrainian Agrarian Investments Group

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provides USD 20 million loan to the Ukrainian Agrarian Investments (UAI) farming business. The loan replaces the previous financing facility of USD 13 million provided to the agricultural holding in 2014.

Ukraine-Egypt trade volume in agriculture reached USD 941.9 million in 2015

The volume of agricultural trade between Ukraine and Egypt has amounted to USD 941.9 million for 11 months of 2015, as announced by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Oleksiy Pavlenko.

Business incubator from UAE enters Ukrainian market

A United Arab Emirates project FasterCapital started operating on the Ukrainian startups market as new business incubator. The incubator offers funding for startups in exchange for a share in the project.

Ukraine’s Agrarian Fund develops international cooperation with Kuwait

Representatives of the Ukrainian PJSC Agrarian Fund International Cooperation Division held a meeting with the chairman of the Kuwaiti company Al Maousherji Group, Mr. Salah Mauosherzhi, on December 31, 2015.

Ukraine launches poultry exports to Saudi Arabia

Ukraine will start supplying chicken meat to Saudi Arabia already this year. Obtaining access to the market is currently going through the final stage, reported the Ukrainian Union of Poultry Breeders.

EBA increases Ukraine’s investment attractiveness index

European Business Association has published the investment attractiveness index of Ukraine. According to the report, in the fourth quarter of 2015 the index improved to 2.57 points (on a 5-point scale) from 2.56 points in the third quarter of 2015.

Expanding geography of agrarian export - an important achievement for Ukraine in 2015

"2015 became a year of implementation of the Ukrainian agricultural export potential. As of today, Ukrainian farmers supply their products to over 190 countries around the world," said Oleksiy Pavlenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food.