AgriAcademy has launched two new courses on corn cultivation from experts at Astarta-Kyiv agricultural holding

AgriAcademy has launched two new courses on corn cultivation from experts at Astarta-Kyiv agricultural holding

7 July , 2025

AgriAcademy, a professional online education platform for Ukrainian agribusiness, has added two new free courses for farmers, created by experts from the Astarta-Kyiv agro-industrial holding. In June 2025, new training modules dedicated to the biological characteristics of corn and corn cultivation technologies became available on the AgriAcademy platform.

Course 1: “Corn. Biological characteristics of the crop”

The aim of the course is to provide farmers with a systematic understanding of:

the biochemical composition and morphological structure of corn
the characteristics of the crop’s use in agriculture
the critical phases of corn growth and development
the influence of the main agroclimatic factors (temperature, moisture, light) on yield.

Course 2: “Corn. Cultivation technology”

The aim of the course is to develop practical knowledge of agricultural technologies:

the place of corn in crop rotation;
methods of basic soil cultivation;
nutrient requirements of the crop;
rules and timing of fertilizer application;
harvesting features.

Both courses were developed by Pavlo Perkhalo, an experienced agronomist with over 10 years of practice at Astarta. Methodologist Svitlana Semenyuk and interactive materials designer Olga Veiler also contributed to the development of the courses.

Like all educational products on AgriAcademy, the new courses are free, available online at any time, and include a certificate upon successful completion.

As a reminder, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Astarta-Kyiv agricultural holding signed a partnership agreement in 2024 to develop distance learning for Ukrainian farmers.

The partnership provides for the creation of 25 online courses on the cultivation, storage, and processing of field crops.

In addition to the new training modules, previously created courses are also available on the platform: “Sunflower. Biological characteristics” and “Sunflower. Cultivation technology”.

AgriAcademy – training for Ukrainian farmers that is changing the industry

AgriAcademy is a free online training platform for agricultural workers and students of agricultural educational institutions, launched by the EBRD in December 2022 as part of its food security support program in Ukraine.

Its goal is to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainable development of agriculture, which has suffered significant losses due to the war.

Today, the platform offers 25 online courses — 300 hours of practical training in agronomy, management, technology, processing, storage, and more. Each course includes a knowledge test and certification for participants.

The platform is created and managed (including course development, study tours, etc.) with the support and funding of the EBRD, as well as:

the EBRD’s Multilateral Donor Account for Ukraine’s Stabilization and Sustainable Growth (donors: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union as the largest donor).
The Republic of Ireland through the EBRD Small Business Facility (other donors to the facility: Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Taipei China, and the United States of America).
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

We invite farmers to register on the platform and take practical courses at the link: https://agriacademy.org/courses-catalog

Astarta-Kyiv is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding in Ukraine, a public European company that conducts socially responsible business and produces food products for global markets.

The company was founded in 1993 by Viktor Ivanchyk, who remains its majority owner and CEO. Since 2006, Astarta’s shares have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Main activities:

crop production (212,000 hectares of land in seven regions of Ukraine) and a network of elevator complexes with a total simultaneous storage capacity of 562,000 tons of grain