In today’s agribusiness, the quality of raw materials is becoming a currency that determines not only the success of processing, but also the profitability of the entire production chain. This is the topic of the new free online course of the AgriAcademy educational platform – “Sugar Beet. Quality of raw materials”, created by experts of Astarta-Kyiv, the leader in sugar production in Ukraine.
Quality is a calculation
The course focuses on the technological quality of sugar beet as a critical factor affecting sugar yield, storage time, logistics and processing efficiency.
The course is aimed at agronomists, technologists, farm managers and everyone working in the sugar beet industry. It describes in detail the key factors that determine the technological quality of sugar beet, in particular
The author of the course, Olena Lupekina, a practitioner with over 20 years of experience and Deputy Head of Raw Materials at Yareskiv Sugar Plant, explains complex topics in simple terms, using real production cases.
The interactive materials were developed by Olga Weiler, and Svitlana Semeniuk provided the methodological basis.
What the listener gets:
Why is it important?
The quality of sugar beet determines the profitability of production – from the field to the factory. That is why the new course will be a useful tool for those who want to improve the quality of raw materials, reduce losses and prepare for the season with the best technological knowledge.
We invite producers to join the training on the AgriAcademy platform now: “Sugar Beet. Quality of raw materials”.
In 2024, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Astarta-Kyiv agro-industrial holding signed a partnership agreement to develop distance education for Ukrainian farmers. The cooperation envisages the creation of 25 online courses on growing, storing, and processing field crops.
In addition to new training materials, the platform also offers courses from Astarta experts that have been published previously:
“Sunflower. Biological features of the crop”
“Sunflower. Growing technology”
“Corn. Biological features of the culture”
“Corn. Technology of cultivation”
“Winter rape. Cultivation technology“
AgriAcademy is a free online learning platform for agricultural workers and students of agricultural education 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 about 30 online courses – more than 300 hours of practical training in agronomy, management, technology, processing, storage, etc. Each course includes a knowledge test and certification of participants.
The creation and management of the platform (including course development, study tours, etc.) is supported and funded by the EBRD, as well as
Astarta is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding in Ukraine, a public European company that conducts socially responsible business and produces food products with a focus on global markets. Its core business is concentrated in crop production, sugar industry, dairy farming, soybean processing, grain logistics, and bioenergy. More information here Astarta-Kyiv Agricultural Holding
