Strategic R&D Infrastructure for Ukraine’s AgriTech Sector
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Agroprostir Platform: A 50 hectare site hosting over 8 000 experimental plots dedicated to six key crops (corn, sunflower, cereals, rapeseed, and more).
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Dual Mission:
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Research & Demonstration—rigorous trials of Corteva’s latest hybrids, active ingredients and biological solutions under real-world conditions.
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Capacity Building—field days, “GrowingPoint” agronomy workshops and bespoke training for sales teams and farm managers.
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Why Invest in Agroprostir?
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Resilient Market Potential
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Ukraine remains Europe’s agricultural powerhouse despite wartime challenges, with continuous farmer demand for next-generation crop technologies.
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Agroprostir underscores Corteva’s long-term commitment, signaling stability for co-investors.
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Scale and Speed to Market
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Six-crop trial rotations enable rapid evaluation of seed and crop-protection portfolios—critical for accelerated product registration and commercialization across EU and CIS markets.
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Innovation Pipeline
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Access to cutting-edge R&D: from high-yield hybrid seeds to new active-ingredient chemistries and integrated biologicals.
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Collaboration opportunities on digital agronomy tools (remote sensing, predictive models) to drive precision-farming roll-out.
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Public–Private Partnership Model
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Platform offers clear sponsorship lanes—branded demonstration blocks, co-funded trials and bespoke plot sponsorships.
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Potential to leverage Ukraine’s agrarian register and state support programs for projects over €12 million.
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Key Platform Features
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Year-Round Accessibility: Open throughout the growing season—enabling continuous multi-stage observations.
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Interactive Demonstrations: “How to” and “How not to” use crop-protection regimes, plus side-by-side comparisons of conventional vs. biological solutions.
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On-Site Expertise: Agronomy advice from Corteva’s local specialists, strengthening knowledge transfer and accelerating adoption curves among Ukrainian producers.
Executive Perspectives
“Agroprostir will deepen our support for Ukraine’s farmers, helping them adopt technologies that ensure food-security and export competitiveness.”
— Oleksandr Dmytriev, Head of Corteva Ukraine
“This platform unites commercial trials, new-product testing and our GrowingPoint agronomy school—where experience becomes measurable yield gains.”
— Serhiy Reznichenko, Head of Agronomy & Tech Development, Corteva Ukraine
Investment Opportunities & Next Steps
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Co-Development Trials—partner on hybrid-adaptation and crop-protection libraries.
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Facility Sponsorship—brand high-visibility demo blocks, secure R&D data rights.
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Joint Ventures—scale local seed-production, formulation and distribution networks.
