Corteva Agriscience, an international science and technology-based agricultural company, intends to invest an additional $15 million in expanding its seed business in Ukraine as soon as the security situation allows, Corteva Vice President for Central and Eastern Europe Andre Negreiros said at the International Conference on Ukraine’s Recovery 2025 (Rome, Italy).
“Ukrainian farmers tend fields and crops that feed not only Europe, but also Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Every ton of grain that leaves the ports of Greater Odessa or sails down the Danube contributes to global food security. The resilience of the agricultural sector is a strategic necessity for Ukraine’s recovery. With this investment, we intend to modernize and expand our seed production and strengthen our partnerships with local farmers to meet the growing demand for Ukrainian corn and oilseeds, enabling them to generate new income,” the company’s press service quoted him as saying during a discussion on the revival and modernization of production in Ukraine.
Corteva Agriscience is a global agricultural company. It offers comprehensive solutions to maximize crop yields and profitability. It has more than 150 research facilities and more than 65 active ingredients in its portfolio. Its presence in Ukraine includes a central office in Kyiv, a research and development center in Lyubartsi (Kyiv region), and a seed production complex in Stasi (Poltava region).
In April 2022, the company decided to leave the Russian market due to the full-scale war unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
Since 2022, Corteva has allocated more than $2 million to help those affected, donated thousands of seed units to farmers working near the front line, launched a soil testing program to ensure safe crop production despite war-related contamination, and provided 350 rural women with training and grants through the TalentA program.
