Ukraine Agricultural from the Inside
Welcome to an information page of the first agricultural Expedition to Ukraine
The tour is organized on a regular basis once a year in August.
The purpose of the Agricultural Expedition is to show an insight of the farming industry of one of the most agricultural countries in the world – Ukraine.
The agri experience during the tour will consist of a number of 2-3 hour visits with the facilities involved in agricultural production in various regions of the country. The group, accompanied by a coordinator/interpreter and a driver, will tour the facilities and directly communicate with the managers or the owners of the enterprises.
As a hospitality gesture it is not uncommon to be offered a Ukrainian style lunch or a treat at some of the visits.
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Regions of Ukraine
Our Ukrainian AgriExpedition includes 8 region: Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Zhytomyr.
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Days of Touring
Through these days a group will be staying at a high quality accommodation and using the same van/minibus during the whole trip.
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Ukrainian Agri Facilities
We are going to visit farming operations with various specialisations, testing laboratory, meat processing factory and other facilities.
The route is developed so that you will be able to see all the leading agricultural oblasts (administrative regions) of Ukriane: Kyiv – Cherkasy – Kirovograd – Mykolaiv – Odesa – Vinnytsia – Ternopil – Zhytomyr.
The group will be staying at the hotels in oblast capitals, which allows us to guarantee a high quality of accommodation. The group is using the same van/minibus during the whole trip, which is assigned exclusively to the group needs while on a tour. Although the route is agreed in advance, it may slightly be changed if desired by the participants.
Our team has been involved in organizing agricultural tours all over the world for over 12 years.
Two of our team members used to work for the USAID funded volunteer program Farmer–to–Farmer (FtF), where it was our task to choose the hosts, develop the itinerary, calculate the budget, and organize logistics for the American experts coming to Ukraine as volunteers.
Since the closure of the FtF program in Ukraine, we have organized over 50 agricultural trips for Ukrainian farmers all over the world including Europe, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA. Therefore, our experience allows us to confidently guarantee safety, comfort and individual approach to all our travellers.
“If you decide to join the AgriExpedition to Ukraine group you will be well taken care of and, which is even more important – you will have some of the most wonderful and useful experienceof agricultural diversity.”
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Find some free time from August 15th through August 29th
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Allow up to $4500 of a budget for all the tour;
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Make a COVID-19 test 36hours before arrival to Ukraine;
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Take a passport and pack your suitcases.
1) At least 10 farming operations with various specializations and sizes:
Production of grains, oil seeds and legumes
Horticulture and fruit nursery
Potato and vegetables production
Beekeeping and honey production
Pork production
Dairy production
2) Two companies, providing services and inputs to grains and legumes producers
3) One soil/tissue testing laboratory
4) Meat processing factory
5) A National Agricultural University with an introduction into Ukrainian soils variability
6) At least one visit with the trader’s facilities which use truck, river, rail, and sea transportation of agricultural commodities. Both of the companies are also producers of grains, as well.
As a networking part, you will also tour the three cities of Kyiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv. As an optional visit, you will be offered an excursion to Chornobyl Zone, which is dependent upon the regulations of the zone security.
Every participant buys his/her own ticket for the scheduled tour dates and notifies the Travelite coordinator about the time of arrival.
The participation fee in the amount of $3250 is paid upon arrival to Kyiv. No upfront payments are needed.
The number of participants is limited by 8.
The price covers:
Ask project coordinator:
Roman Grynyshyn
+38 097 996 50 47;
+38 044 228 50 52
roman@travelite.com.ua
In order to get a detailed itinerary as soon as it is finalized and confirmed, please send us a request, and you will be the first to get the information. Submission of this request does not mean actual signing in for the tour.
