The Project “German-Ukrainian Dialogue on Sustainable Development of the Fruit and Vegetable Sector” (funded by Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft) started under very special conditions in Vinnytsia Oblast at the beginning of this year. The kick-off meeting took place on 1st of February in the premises of the oblast administration in Vinnytsia .

Together with the Ukrainian partners from the Military Administration of Vinnytsia Oblast, the Illintsi Agricultural College, as well as the Scientific and Methodological Center for Higher and Secondary Vocational Education, extensive measures will be taken over the next three years to improve education and training in the sector as well as to sustainably strengthen the production of fruits and vegetables in the oblast.