FINAL REPORT ON THE SUCCESSFUL GRAIN ... module...ON THE "SUCCESSFUL GRAIN AGRIBUSINESS ON A SMALL AREA" PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION The project is being implemented in Ukraine by the European

«Успішний зерновий агробізнес

на невеликій площі»

Програма впроваджується Європейським банком реконструкції та розвитку (ЄБРР) та

Продовольчою та сільськогосподарською організацією ООН (FAO) спільно з

Сумським національним аграрним університетом

FINAL REPORT

ON THE "SUCCESSFUL GRAIN AGRIBUSINESS

ON A SMALL AREA" PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

The project is being implemented in Ukraine by the European Bank for Reconstruction and

Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The contractor is Sumy

National Agrarian University.

Specialized one-year modular training program "Successful Grain Agribusiness in a Small Area"

was designed for managers, engineers, agronomists and farm land owners with an area up to 5 hectares.

The program consists of six training modules: three modules for agronomists, one - for managers,

engineers and machine operators, and one more training module - a field visit to the most successful

farms of the region.

The first module "Soil and Sowing" was held on February 27-28, 2014 in Sumy on the basis of

Sumy National Agrarian University. The event was attended by 40 participants, for whom there were 16

speakers and 7 representatives of the professional practitioners invited. The average size of the land

plots is 2858,2 ha. Current law, land and market issues in parallel with technological ones were

reviewed. According to the feedback from participants, they appreciated the fact that for the first time

the attention was paid to such an important element of the grain business as farms with an area up to 5

hectares, while usually the trainings of such kind are aimed at big enterprises.

The first module participants appreciated the reports of the following experts:

№

Expert

Number of

marks % of success

1. Yarmak A. 10 37%

2. Lunhul А. 5 19%

3. Huzhvenko S. 2 7%

4. Kalachevska L. 6 22%

5. Onychko V. 8 30%

6. Ilchenko О. 8 30%

7. Sobko M. 18 67%






The second module of the program “Management on a Small Grain Farm” was held on

May 22-23, 2014. 33 participants attended it, moreover 9 participants re-attended the program after the

previous module. 73 participants took course following two training modules. The average size of

households’ area is 2392 hectares. 14 speakers were invited to provide an informative part of the

seminar, those included: candidates and doctors of sciences of Sumy NAU and practicians of leading

companies and international organizations working in the relevant fields.

Second module participants paid attention to the following speakers’ reports:

№ Experts Number of

respondents Success rate among the participants

8. A. Yarmak 13 59%

9. O. Ilchenko 8 36%

10. U. Orlova 7 32%

11. M.Sobko 6 27%

12. N. Strochenko 6 27%

13. O. Kovbasa 5 23%

14. O. Baranik 5 23%

The third module of the program “Successful Experience - Study Tour” was held on August

20-21, 2014. 32 participants attended it. 105 participants in whole took part in all the three training

modules. 4 previous modules participants attended the third one, this fact can be explained by

geographical relocation of the project basis. The average size of households’ area is 1843 hectares.

Visits to leading enterprises of Hlukhiv and Krolevets regions were organized for providing

informative and practical unit. The detailed event program is attached. In particular, were visited the

following objects:

- LLC «Veleten». Representatives of "Jupiter 9 Ahroservis" (official dealers of «John Deere» in

Ukraine) were involved for communication with participants.

Brief information of the enterprise: The total land area of "Veleten" is 7068 ha, agricultural land

area - 6130 hectares (arable land). Specialization: Plant cultivation - growing of cereals and industrial

crops, animal husbandry. Providing services in plant cultivation and animal husbandry production;

landscape development. An agricultural raw materials and live animals wholesale. The main crops

grown on the farm are: winter wheat (yield 63.5 ce / ha), maize (yield of 123 ce / ha), sunflower (yield

23 ce / ha), winter rape (yield 41 ce / ha ), oats (yield - 41 ce / ha). The share of called capital is 0%.






- LLC «Shalygynske» «ROSTOK-HOLDING» group.

Brief information of the enterprise: The agricultural land area - 4837 hectares. Specialization:

Plant cultivation - growing of cereals and technical crops. Animal husbandry. Providing services in plant

cultivation and animal husbandry production; landscape development. Meat production. Bread and

bakery products. The main crops grown on the farm are: winter wheat (yield - 65 ce / ha), corn (yield -

111 kg / ce), soy (yield - 30 ce / ha).

A visit to the elevator complex and functioning infrastructure peculiarities was organized as a

part of the project agenda. The complex is a hi-tech object, where the world's leading equipment is

represented. There was a review of soybean and corn crops (elite seeds from such leading companies as:

"Syngenta", "Monsanto", "DuPont Pioneer", etc..), successful experience of precise farming application

systems was explored in the enterprise.

- LLC «Кrolevetskii animal feed mill»

Brief information of the enterprise: Specialization - plant cultivation. The total land area - 3500

hа. The main crops grown in the enterprise are winter wheat (yield 70 ce/ ha), maize (yield of 103 ce /

ha), sunflower (yield 34 ce/ha), winter rape (yield 35 ce/ha).

A visit was organized to a demonstrational field "Adaptive Qualities of Modern Maize Hybrids

Referring to a Northern Forest-Steppe of Sumy Region", and accompanied by the presentation of the

experimental results. About 100 corn hybrids from leading international breeding and seed companies

are grown on the experimental field ("Pioner Nasinnya Ukraini", "Monsanto", "Мaisadour", "Маis",

"Saatbau" etc). Representatives of the majority of companies were present during the visit and ready for

the open dialogue with the participants of the program.

Participants noted visits to these enterprises during the third module:

№

Enterprise

% success rate among the

participants

15. LLC «Shalygynske»

«ROSTOK-HOLDING»

group 18%

16. LLC«Veleten» 73%






The forth module of the program "Harvesting, Storage and Grain Quality" was held on

October 8-9, 2014. 33 participants attended it. 138 participants in whole took part in all the four training

modules. 22 previous modules participants attended the forth one. The average size of farms’ area is

1810 hectares.

Within the informational-practical session the participants visited the leading enterprises of the

Sumy and Lebedyn regions. The study visit was organized to the demonstrational testing area of the

LLC “Vorozhbalatinvest” "Adaptive Qualities of Modern Maize Hybrids Referring to a Northern

Forest-Steppe of Sumy Region". It was established by the scientists of the SNAU Agricultural

Technologies Faculty together with specialists of the LLC and representatives of the leading crop-

breeding companies. At the testing area the participants had the opportunity to watch the harvesting

process. The representatives of the world well-known corn hybrids producers promoted their innovative

product lines: Pioneer, Monsanto, Limagrain, Saatbau, Maisadour, Dow Seeds. During the practical part

the participants could watch the peculiarities of corn harvesting under modern conditions and defining of

its moisture content and crop capacity.

A study visit to the grain elevator of the Pidlisnivska affiliate of the PLC “Rais-Maksymko” was

organized. The participants had a unique opportunity to get acknowledged with technical aspects of a

modern elevator functioning starting from the grain delivery to the elevator territory until the storage

tanks visits.

The second day of the module was dedicated to informational sessions delivered by the leading

scientists and practitioners of the agrarian business.

Forth module participants paid attention to the following speakers’ reports:

№ Lector Success rate among the

participants

1 Melnyk А.V. 35%

2 Zhmailov V.М. 24%

3 Ilchenko O.V. 29%

4 Radchenko 24%

5 Barabash G.I. 24%






The fifth module of the program “Mechanization of Agricultural Production” was held on

February, 5-7, 2015 on the basis of Lviv National Agrarian University (city of Dubliany, Lviv region).

30 participants attended it. 168 participants in whole took part in all the five training modules. 18

previous modules participants attended the fifth one. Food and transportation expenses for participants

were covered by the project costs. The average size of households’ area is 1681 hectares.

Within the informational-practical session a study visit to LLC “AGRO LV LIMITED” was

organized, as well as a visit to LLC “Market of Agricultural products “Shuvar”.

Fifth module participants admitted positively the following experts’ reports:

№ Expert Name Success rate among the

participants

1 Yarmak A. 67%

2 Maksymenko O. 58%

3 Chornonos M. 17%

4 Purshega V. 17%

Absolutely all the participants noted the usefulness of large-scale projects of such a kind and

identified the following topics of projects that would make them interested in the future:

- Growing buckwheat, increasing its yields,

- Agribusiness in modern conditions,

- Development of livestock dairy farms,

- Agrochemicals,

- Accurate Agriculture,

- Work fleet,

- Optimization of work of big motor services,

- Optimization of agricultural equipment per concrete land plot.

The sixth program module “Agrochemistry” was held on February, 19-20, 2015 on the basis

of Sumy National Agrarian University. 52 participants attended it. 220 participants in whole took part in

all the five training modules. 100% of previous modules participants attended the last one. Food and

handout materials expenses for participants were covered by the project costs.






The major share of registered participants included farm managers, their deputies, engineers and

agronomists. The interest of regional government bodies of agricultural direction representatives and

state enterprises should be also noted. Thus, according to the positions the participants occupy, the

structure has seriously changed:

- top management (heads and their deputies) - 35 %,

- specialists (engineers, agronomists) - 52 %,

- state authorities, scientific-research and associations representatives – 17 %.

If to consider the registration list from the point of organizational and legal forms, the major

target group consisted of the following representative forms:

o farming households (43%),

o limited liability companies and private enterprises (40%),

o state farms (2%),

o regional state authorities (15%).

Most of their specializations are focused on growing cereals, technical cultures and legumes.

Specialization of some of them includes agricultural services, seeds and research works over different

crops kinds. The average size of households’ area is 1546 hectares.

As for the gender structure of the participants: there were 47 men (90%) and 5 women (10%).

In order to provide the high quality of the informational-practical session the scientists and

practitioners, as well as the relevant state services representatives were invited: Sumy affiliate of the

State Department “StateSoilProtection”, State Environmental Inspectorate in Sumy region, Institute of

Agriculture Northeast of NAAS of Ukraine, State Phytosanitary Inspection of Sumy region.

In the result of trainings conduction a knowledge evaluation was held and the participants

received certificates upon successful module completion. The analysis of the evaluation forms showed

the following results:

№ Indicator Evaluation results

20.02.2015 р.

1 Participants evaluated, persons 44






2 Answered correctly to 100% questions 12






8 Average % 60-70% questions

Apparently 98% of the participants were able to answer 50% of questions or more what means a

high level of assimilation of the proposed material. 27 people have learned more than 70% of the

material, taking that the absolute mastery of the material is optional and participants had only to improve

the quality of training, it is a high indicator.

Upon completion of the module, organizers conducted a feedback survey on the success of the

module agenda. Analysis of the questionnaire feedback showed the following results for assessing the

quality of the event and the content of the module:

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Event Organization Rating

1. Seminars duration 100% - - - 5

2. Preparation (invitation, prior information) 67% 28% 6% - 4,61

3. Premises ( size, lighting, air temperature ) 50% 39% 11% - 4,39

4. Timing (reports, debates, pauses) 78% 17% 6% - 4,72

5. Active cooperation opportunity for the participants 72% 22% 6% - 4,67

Module Content Assessment

6. Level of material comprehension 67% 28% 6% - 4,61

7. Issue disclosure and content topicality 61% 33% 6% - 4,56

8. Information implementation on practice / your farm’s 33% 56% 11% - 4,22






conditions

9. Personal professional information enrichment 61% 28% 11% - 4,50

10. Handout materials: volume (number) 72% 22% 6% - 4,67

11. Handout materials: content ( quality ) 67% 28% 6% - 4,61

12. General Event Assessment 78% 22% - - 7,82

Thus, 100% of participants are very satisfied with the seminars duration, while the preparatory

activities level (as an invitation and prior information delivery) got an average score of 4,6, premises

quality - 4,4. 4,67 got the active cooperation opportunity created for the participants and 4,72 – rational

timing between lectures, discussions and breaks between work sessions.

Module content quality satisfied the majority of the participants while the average score is

between 4,22 and 4,67: the delivered information was up-to-date in terms of the agrarian business

problems and it enriched the professional knowledge of the participants.

The participants are satisfied with the quality and quantity of the handouts, while the level of

materials being applicable to their enterprises conditions was evaluated as 4,22 points, what is quite a

high indicator. 100% participants defined the general event mark positively.

The fifth module participants admitted positively the following experts’ reports:

№ Expert Name Success rate among the

participants

1 Ilchenko V. 28%

2 Yesypenko V. 17%

3 Shytiuk K. 17%

4 Mischenko Y. 11%

5 Kharchenko O. 11%

6 Yamkovyi V. 5%

7 Uvarov O. 5%

8 Martynenko V. 5%

9 Prasol V. 5%






Absolutely all the participants noted the usefulness of large-scale projects of such a kind and

identified the following topics of projects that would make them interested in the future:

- Agrochemicals (economic efficiency of fertilizers, micro and trace elements)

- Vegetables growing,

- Reclamation,

- Technology of late crops cultivation,

- Implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On plants rotation"

- pedology

- Experience of the successful farms,

- Cultivation of soybeans and corn,

- Gardening,

- Varietal technologies.

In general, on returns of the project implementation, it may be considered as a successful one and

the topic of it a relevant one to the target audience needs. Analysis of the participants’ questionnaire

feedback, the project continuation is necessary and desirable for the target group.

Mass Media Coverage

Throughout the project duration relevant press announcements and press releases were placed at

the official SNAU website. A specialized web-page was also designed:

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3835%3A-------fao-------l---

--r&catid=52&Itemid=98&lang=uk, where an open access to the materials and photos was granted for

each module of the project. Upon completion of the module, all participants received to their mailboxes

a link to experts’ materials as well as to the photo materials, which were uploaded to the open file

exchange platform “DropBox”.

SNAU made an order to Sumy Broadcasting Company "Vidikon" to create a raw of video

products: a promotional video that is currently available on a specialized page of the official SNAU

website and a number of news which were live broadcasted to the entire territory of Sumy region (100 %

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3835%3A-------fao-------l-----r&catid=52&Itemid=98&lang=uk

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3835%3A-------fao-------l-----r&catid=52&Itemid=98&lang=uk






coverage). Also the regional weekly newspaper "Sumschyna" published a material about the project

titled "Algorithm of success SNAU - for farmers’ field."

On the Internet the project was highlighted in the following resources:

http://www.websu.info/?p=5144 Algorithm of SNAU success - for farmers of the region – a

web-site of the regional weekly newspaper "Sumschyna".

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3659:-l-

r&catid=309:2012-03-27-08-32-18&Itemid=239&lang=uk A program "Successful grain agribusiness in

a small area" is conducted in SNAU – a web-site of SNAU.

http://astpso.sumy.ua/451/ - The training program "Successful grain agribusiness in a small area”

– a web-site of the Association of agricultural producers and processors of Sumy region.

http://www.apk.sm.gov.ua/index.php/ru/ogoloshennya/262-shanovni-kerivniki-ta-fakhivtsi-

ekonomichnikh-sluzhb-silskogospodarskikh-pidpriemstv Dear managers and specialists of economic

services farms! – a Department of Agricultural Development web-site.

http://www.caseih.com/uk_ua/PressRoom/News/Pages/2014_05_22.aspx CASE IH IN CASE IH

at the training module "Successful agribusiness in a small area" in Sumy National Agrarian University

(SNAU) – a web-site of Case IH

http://economists.pro/05-05-2014/ekonomika/30358 Successful agribusiness in a small area. –

“Economists” web-site.

https://www.facebook.com/adm.NAAASU/posts/300002226852796 A module training program

«Successful agribusiness in a small area» - a web-site of National Association of Agricultural Advisory

Services of Ukraine

http://www.rise.ua/ua/news/main.html?_m=publications&_t=rec&id=1000 Exchange of

experience – stimulus of growth - a web-site of PJSC "Company" RISE ".

http://agrobiznes.org.ua/taxonomy/term/34-54 free of charge FAO seminar in Sumy – a web-site

“Agribusiness in Ukraine”.

http://agro-forum.info/classified.php?user=4153&classified_id=7933 free of charge FAO

seminar in Sumy – web-site «Agro-forum info»

http://www.websu.info/?p=5144

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3659:-l-r&catid=309:2012-03-27-08-32-18&Itemid=239&lang=uk

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3659:-l-r&catid=309:2012-03-27-08-32-18&Itemid=239&lang=uk

http://astpso.sumy.ua/451/

http://www.apk.sm.gov.ua/index.php/ru/ogoloshennya/262-shanovni-kerivniki-ta-fakhivtsi-ekonomichnikh-sluzhb-silskogospodarskikh-pidpriemstv

http://www.apk.sm.gov.ua/index.php/ru/ogoloshennya/262-shanovni-kerivniki-ta-fakhivtsi-ekonomichnikh-sluzhb-silskogospodarskikh-pidpriemstv

http://www.caseih.com/uk_ua/PressRoom/News/Pages/2014_05_22.aspx

http://economists.pro/05-05-2014/ekonomika/30358

https://www.facebook.com/adm.NAAASU/posts/300002226852796

http://www.rise.ua/ua/news/main.html?_m=publications&_t=rec&id=1000

http://agrobiznes.org.ua/taxonomy/term/34-54

http://agro-forum.info/classified.php?user=4153&classified_id=7933






http://pesticidov.net/news/misc/3731/ FAO and EBRD will teach farmers to effectively apply

NWR – a web-site Ahroportal "PESTICIDOV.NET"

http://fullref.ru/job_e8603c32226be6911f7f5cd006853c4e.html «Successful agribusiness in a

small area»

http://subproductu.agrobirzha.info/node/128563?lots_view_mode=tile Free of charge FAO

seminar for the enterprises top management – a web-site of the agricultural commodities stock exchange

http://agrobirzha.info/

http://latifundist.com/photo/422-fao-i-ebrr-obuchat-agrariev-uspeshnomu-vedeniyu-zernovogo-

agrobiznesa FAO and EBRD teach framers to run a successful grain business – a web-site of the

National agrarian portal Latifundist.com

http://www.0542.ua/news/746731 - SNAU has completed the project «Successful agribusiness in

a small area» - Sumy city web-site

http://latifundist.com/novosti/19776-fao-i-ebrr-proveli-pervyj-modul-programmy-dlya-agrariev-

po-razvitiyu-zernovogo-biznesa FAO and EBRD has held the first module of the program for farmers on

grain business development issues - a web-site of the National agrarian portal Latifundist.com

http://topgorod.com/news/sumy/obschestvo/15605-snau-realizuet-proekt-uspeshnyj-zernovoj-

agrobiznes-na-nebolshikh-ploshchadyakh.html SNAU is implementing «Successful agribusiness in a

small area» project – a web-site of the Internet-portal “ТопГород”

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3659%3A-l-

r&catid=309%3A2012-03-27-08-32-18&Itemid=239&lang=ru A program «Successful agribusiness in a

small area» is conducted in SNAU - SNAU web-site.

http://vk.com/wall-5152477_312 SNAU implements the program «Successful agribusiness in a

small area» - Official SNAU web-page in social network Вконтакте.

http://vsevesti.com/go/ru/news/page/3-1/location/Ukraine/category/top/date/14-03-

2014/index.html SNAU implements the program «Successful agribusiness in a small area» - a web-site

“News of Your City”.

http://pesticidov.net/news/misc/3731/

http://fullref.ru/job_e8603c32226be6911f7f5cd006853c4e.html

http://subproductu.agrobirzha.info/node/128563?lots_view_mode=tile

http://agrobirzha.info/

http://latifundist.com/photo/422-fao-i-ebrr-obuchat-agrariev-uspeshnomu-vedeniyu-zernovogo-agrobiznesa

http://latifundist.com/photo/422-fao-i-ebrr-obuchat-agrariev-uspeshnomu-vedeniyu-zernovogo-agrobiznesa

http://www.0542.ua/news/746731

http://latifundist.com/novosti/19776-fao-i-ebrr-proveli-pervyj-modul-programmy-dlya-agrariev-po-razvitiyu-zernovogo-biznesa

http://latifundist.com/novosti/19776-fao-i-ebrr-proveli-pervyj-modul-programmy-dlya-agrariev-po-razvitiyu-zernovogo-biznesa

http://topgorod.com/news/sumy/obschestvo/15605-snau-realizuet-proekt-uspeshnyj-zernovoj-agrobiznes-na-nebolshikh-ploshchadyakh.html

http://topgorod.com/news/sumy/obschestvo/15605-snau-realizuet-proekt-uspeshnyj-zernovoj-agrobiznes-na-nebolshikh-ploshchadyakh.html

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3659%3A-l-r&catid=309%3A2012-03-27-08-32-18&Itemid=239&lang=ru

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3659%3A-l-r&catid=309%3A2012-03-27-08-32-18&Itemid=239&lang=ru

http://vk.com/wall-5152477_312

http://vsevesti.com/go/ru/news/page/3-1/location/Ukraine/category/top/date/14-03-2014/index.html

http://vsevesti.com/go/ru/news/page/3-1/location/Ukraine/category/top/date/14-03-2014/index.html






http://nashkraj.com/pdf/21-22.pdf - Agronomists studied agribusiness and advanced European

technologies in agriculture. - Lypovodolynskyi electronic version of the newspaper "Our Land". №21-22

dated from 15.03.2014.

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4212%3A2015-02-

20-09-08-10&catid=309%3A2012-03-27-08-32-18&Itemid=239&lang=uk SNAU and FAO train the

agronomists – a SNAU web-site.

http://nashkraj.com/pdf/21-22.pdf

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4212%3A2015-02-20-09-08-10&catid=309%3A2012-03-27-08-32-18&Itemid=239&lang=uk

http://www.sau.sumy.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4212%3A2015-02-20-09-08-10&catid=309%3A2012-03-27-08-32-18&Itemid=239&lang=uk

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