| Day 1, February 25, 2010 |
| 09:30-10:45 |
Registration of Conference participants |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Opening of the Conference
Welcoming words of the organizers and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine
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| Session #1. Potato market outlook |
| 11:00-11:25 |
Ukraine potato market structure: supply and demand balance analyses with a 5 year forecast and ranking of key players
Andriy Yarmak, Director of Fruit-Inform
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| 11:25-11:45 |
Production and price forecast for potatoes in Ukraine for the second half of 2009/10 and for the following season
Tetyana Hetman, Dditor in Chief of APK-Inform: Fruits & Vegetables
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| 11:45-12:05 |
Polish experience in potato business. Technological novelties, market situation and forecast
Wladystlaw Kuszel, Europlant Handel Ziemniakami sp.zoo, Poland
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| 12:05-12:25 |
Modern approach to management and development of fruit & vegetable business
Stepan Revych, Managing consulting partner of "DK-Ukraine"
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| Session #2. Market of potato seeds and modern production technologies - understanding consumers' preferences |
| 12:25-12:45 |
Rankings of professional potato varieties of Russia and Ukraine in 2009 by area and consumers' demand
Fruit-Inform Representative
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| 12:45-13:05 |
Analyses of new perspective potato varieties for Ukraine
Yuriy Vychisty, Director of "Agromark UK"
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| 13:05-13:15 |
Specifics of growing Dutch potato varieties in Ukraine based on practical experience
Serhiy Rybalko, Director of "Adelaida" Farm
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| 13:15-13:45 |
Lunch break
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| 13:45-14:05 |
Potato crop protection - American experience
Volodymyr Verkholiak, representative in Ukraine, Kemtura, USA
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| 14:05-14:25 |
Modern technologies of potato protection
Oleksiy Omelyanenko, Manager of "Syngenta Ukraine"
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| 14:25-14:35 |
Presentation of "Vitazim" bio-stimulator
Serhiy Velychko, Manager of "Sid-Agro", Ukraine
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| Session #3. Economics of various modern potato storage, post harvest handling and processing technologies |
| 14:35-14:55 |
How many years does it take to pay back modern potato storage?
Representative of IFC (fundamental study presentation)
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| 14:55-15:15 |
Types of potato storage facilities and various approaches to reconstruction
Representative of "Bitum-Flex", Ukraine
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| 15:15-15:35 |
Processing potatoes in Ukraine - are there any opportunities for new entrants?
Expecting speaker's confirmation
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| 15:35-16:00 |
Washing, sorting, polishing and packaging of potatoes: overview of key market trends
Expecting speaker's confirmation
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| 16:00-16:20 |
Potato storage - economics of storage in ventilated storage and cold storage
Expecting speaker's confirmation
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| 16:20-16:40 |
Coffee break
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| Session #4. Ukraine Potato Club - creation and first marketing initiatives |
| 16:40-17:00 |
Ukraine Potato Club - protecting rights of potato business professionals
Representative of the company-founder
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| 17:00-17:40 |
Common industry-wide voluntary standards for potatoes - experience of other countries and proposals for Ukraine
Victor Volkers - expert on certification and voluntary standards development and implementation with successful experience in several East European countries, Holland
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| 17:40-18:00 |
Potato brand development opportunities for Ukraine based on the new industry-wide standards in close cooperation between seed suppliers, growers and trade
Awaiting speaker's confirmation
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| 18:00-18:10 |
Key conclusions from the Conference
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| 18:00-21:00 |
Reception for Conference participants and Exhibitors
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| Day 2, February 26, 2010 |
| 08:00-10:00 |
Visiting of "Shuvar" wholesale market and its potato washing, sorting and packing line
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| 10:15-16:00 |
Return to Lviv, conclusion of the Conference
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| 16:00-17:00 |
Прибытие во Львов, окончание конференции
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