The aim of DUAP was to improve the performance of Ukrainian agriculture and to support the process of transition. Focal points of the project work included the development of an agricultural consultancy service for farms and agribusiness enterprises, the provision of education and training for practioners and managers in agriculture, and the fostering of co-operation between German and Ukrainian firms. The experience gathered in the course of this work contributed to the improvement of the economic and legal enviroment for agribusiness enterprises in Ukraine.

The project DUAP provided tools, manuals and training for business development planning and keeps in the pilot regions contacts with several rural institutions to support a positive environment for sustainable agricultural investments and development.

The project provided also an intensive training programme for advisory staff includes extension & consultancy methodology and tools as well as technical know how to build up and managing consulting services for agricultural enterprises. The training programme covered farm business analysis and farm planning, farm accounting, investment planning, labour and farm organisation and management, marketing skills, production techniques in milk, meat, pork and crop production, mechanisation and resources saving technologies. Training programmes, field days, study tours and regular information through leaflets and information bulletins have also been provided to large numbers of farm managers.

The two established advisory services in Cherkassy and Vinnytsa have been developed to support farms to improve farm management capacity, the production technology, the procurement of production means and the marketing of agricultural products. Important topics of the consulting activities were the development of improved marketing concepts for agricultural products and to improve the procurement of necessary production means and other farm equipment.

All types of farms and farming directions were covered by the project in the pilot regions (crop production, animal production, horticulture, fruits etc.).