Advancing sustainable agriculture in Ukraine

Sub-optimal farming practices in Ukraine lead to undesirable consequences from farm to country level, such as unemployment in rural areas and thus worsening living conditions for the rural poor.

Factsheet

Lead school School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
Institute HAFL Institut Hugo P. Cecchini
Agriculture
Research unit Sustainability and ecosystem
Funding organisation Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Bundesverwaltung)
Duration 01.11.2019 - 31.05.2023
Project management Prof. Dr. Jan Grenz
Head of project Prof. Dr. Jan Grenz
Project staff Daria Reisch
Veronika Sandra Zbinden
Dr. Christian Thalmann
Prof. Dr. Jan Grenz
Partner Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit DEZA
Nestlé Suisse S. A.
Keywords Sustainability advisory, farm management, Ukraine, agriculture

Situation

Through the project, a (business) model for sustainability farm advisory in Ukraine shall be piloted within two value chains (wheat flour and mustard seeds), and successful cases of sustainable farm management shall be described.

Course of action

The project consists of 3 components: 1. Sustainability advisory and co-development of sustainability roadmaps with ten farmers. This service is delivered by a group of international experts. 2. Development of a business model for sustainable farm advisory, which shall be implemented in Ukraine. 3. Spread the information about the benefits of sustainable agriculture, via individual consultations with influential stakeholders.