On 13 May 2025, the grand opening of the Educational and Scientific Advisory Centre for Organic Production took place at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry Technologies, Podil State University.
Since the beginning of 2024, a solidarity partnership has existed between the Ukrainian Mykolaiv Oblast and the German state of Lower Saxony. The state of Lower Saxony supports the Mykolaiv Oblast with humanitarian aid, reconstruction, economic cooperation, and EU integration, among other things.
State Institution "Scientific and Methodological Center for Higher and Professional Pre-Higher Education" (NMZ) and Federation of the Organic Movement of Ukraine, with support of the "German-Ukrainian Cooperation in the Field of Organic Agriculture" (COA) and the online media-resource AgroPortal.ua, successfully held an All-Ukrainian competition of student works on organic topics "The Organic World in Your Hands".
With the support of the project "German-Ukrainian Cooperation in Organic Agriculture (COA)", the Biodynamics Association of Ukraine, together with the organic farm Zhyva Zemlya Potutory from the Ternopil region, has organized and successfully implemented a three-year "school" under the theme "INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN BIODYNAMICS 2022-2025". This "school" combined face-to-face lectures with practical exercises on this Ukrainian organic farm, which is certified according to Ukrainian and European specifications.
We present a modern textbook that will become an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to better understand organic production, learn from the experience of successful farmers and make their farm environmentally friendly and profitable!
Ukraine was once again represented with a strong presence at Biofach this year. A total of 25 companies from across Ukraine presented their products on the 180 square meter stand. The stand was representative of the wide range of organic products that are produced and processed in Ukraine. These include agricultural raw materials such as grain and sunflowers, berries, other fruits or honey. But also many processed goods such as vegetable specialties, baby food or high-quality chocolate. Plus dairy products, herbs or seeds. The organic companies came from all over Ukraine despite Russia's ongoing war of aggression. Some of the Ukrainian exhibitors are located in regions that are subject to attacks by the Russian army almost every day.
As part of this year's BIOFACH in Nuremberg, the world's biggest trade fair for organic farming, there was once again a large congress programme. Under the title ‘Ukraine's Organic Sector in the EU Integration Process – Challenges, Opportunities, and Post-War Resilience’, a very well-attended event took place on Wednesday 12.02.2025, at which the participants were able to gain a comprehensive picture of the current situation in organic farming in Ukraine, exports to the EU and future opportunities for the further development of organic farming in Ukraine.
Ukraine was once again strongly represented at BIOFACH, the world's largest trade fair for organic farming, which took place from 11 - 14 February in Nürnberg, Germany. 25 companies from all over Ukraine were represented at the large Ukrainian stand at Biofach. Taras Vyssotzky, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Ukraine, travelled to Biofach to support the Ukrainian exhibitors and hold many talks with other foreign delegations. A high-ranking delegation from the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ukrainian Food Safety Agency also travelled to Nuremberg.
Event with high-ranking representatives from Ukraine and the EU on February 12, 2025 at Biofach in Nuremberg.
Shortly after the start of the full Russian attack on Ukraine, the "Emergency Aid Ukraine Organic Farming" was launched as a joint campaign by the “German Future Foundation for Agriculture” and the "German-Ukrainian Cooperation in Organic Farming (COA)" project. With the help of the donations received, a large number of Ukrainian organic farms were supported in 2022 and 2023.
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