Business news from Ukraine

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AGRICULTURE MINISTRY, SOUTH KOREA’S POSCO DAEWOO SEEK TO COOPERATE TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY FLEET OF SMALL, MEDIUM-SIZED FARMERS

5 October , 2016  

KYIV. Oct 5 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine’s Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry and South Korea’s Posco Daewoo have signed a protocol of intent to implement a project to upgrade agricultural machinery in Ukraine for small and medium-sized farmers.

The ministry’s press service reported that the protocol was signed by Deputy Minister for European Integration Olha Trofimtseva and Posco Daewoo Corp. Senior Executive Vice President Kim Se-Hyun.

“With the signing of the protocol the sides agree to design a joint program on provision of small and medium-sized farmers in Ukraine with newest agricultural machinery. It will help to make an important contribution to the stabilization and consequent development of its agro-industrial complex,” Trofimtseva said.

Next step in cooperation is to be the creation of a joint working group to draft an action plan to start the implementation of the program.