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
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Institute(s)
HAFL Institut Hugo P. Cecchini
Agriculture - Research unit(s) 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
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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.
