As part of its technology upgrade, the Agrotrade agricultural holding has purchased two modern Horsch Focus 6.35 TD seed drills, which are already working in the fields sowing winter rapeseed using the direct method, the agricultural holding’s press service reported on Facebook.
The agricultural holding noted that the purchase was made possible thanks to a partnership with OTP Leasing Ukraine. As part of the cooperation, Agrotrade received almost UAH 15 million in lease financing, of which about UAH 1.5 million is a grant under the Eligible Clean Energy Solutions program, which supports companies focused on the use of clean energy.
“The renewal of our technical fleet is part of a strategy to transform the technological core of our agribusiness. We are gradually moving towards more technological and efficient production, introducing new technological solutions while maintaining stability at our clusters, some of which are located in frontline areas. Such investments, together with the strengthening of the agricultural department’s management model, confirm our ability to systematically transform the company in difficult conditions and lay the foundation for future success together with our partners,” said Serhii Nechyporuk, CEO of Agrotrade.
The agricultural holding added that this is another step in the implementation of the company’s systematic change strategy. In the spring, Agrotrade purchased two Fendt 942 Vario tractors and two Fendt MOMENTUM 16 seeders with innovative Precision Planting solutions.
The Agrotrade group of companies is a vertically integrated holding company covering the entire agricultural cycle (production, processing, storage, and trade of agricultural products). It cultivates over 70,000 hectares of land in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions. Its main crops are sunflower, corn, winter wheat, soybeans, and rapeseed. It has its own network of elevators with a total storage capacity of 570,000 tons.
The group also produces hybrid seeds for corn, sunflower, barley, and winter wheat. In 2014, a seed plant with a capacity of 20,000 tons of seeds per year was built on the basis of the Kolos seed farm (Kharkiv region). In 2018, Agrotrade launched its own brand, Agroseeds.
The founder of Agrotrade is Vsevolod Kozhemyako.
