Discussion meeting (round table) about Potato Cultivation

AGRICO Ukraine Company on December 3, 2024 in the Odessa region, together with partners: the Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers (UAPP), BASF Ukraine and YARA Ukraine held a Discussion meeting (round table) about Potato Cultivation.

The event brought together representatives of the Southern region: Odessa, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Cherkasy regions. The results of the last season were summarized and discussed: weather conditions and challenges of this season (2024); results of testing and industrial cultivation of Agrico varieties in the South of Ukraine (Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions); technological features of the use of agricultural machinery for leading varieties of the Southern region: 'Riviera', ‘Arizona’, ‘Ranomi’, ‘Esmee', ‘Paradiso’; experience and optimization of early potato growing technology in Bukovyna; AGRICO NL breeding directions, including the new generation varieties (Next Generation), as a response to the needs and challenges of today: ‘Paradiso’, ‘Twister’, ‘Jolene’, ‘Napoleon’. BASF UKRAINE and YARA UKRAINE presented interesting and useful information on modern plant protection systems. Also during the event, further cooperation was agreed on testing new varieties ‘JOLENE’ and ‘TWISTER’ in the Southern region, optimization of nutrition and protection systems for varieties in the next season 2025.

The meeting was held to develop seed potato production and potato production in general in Ukraine within the framework of the project: Climate Smart Potato Demonstration Centre, with the support of RVO.