Growing vegetables

Project summary

Description of the economy and the concept of development

Name of the farm: FG "Ozhidivski Lany"

Product sales: food markets of Lviv, Zakarpattia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Mykolayiv regions

Description of the Farm

The farm is located in the village. Ozhidiv, Busk district, Lviv region. Kyiv-Chop International Route is 1 km away.

Currently, the farm cultivates 300 hectares of land. It is possible to increase the land bank to 1000 hectares.

We grow potatoes, carrots, beets, cabbage, and plans to grow onions, sweet corn and other highly profitable garden crops. in addition, we grow wheat, barley, and rapeseed for crop rotation.

Equipment: John Deere 7530 tractor (2016), T-150 tractor, MTZ-80, YuMZ 892, Grimme SE 85 / 75-55 vegetable harvester, Anna 644z potato harvester, attachments: Bednar disc harrow, Bednar deep ripper, mineral fertilizer spreader Amazon.

Other:

Leased premises: 1870 sq.m. - warehouse for storage of finished products (insulated), hangar 400 sq.m - for maintenance of agricultural machinery, covered teak,

In addition, its own water tower.

To improve soil fertility, as well as to reduce the harmful effects of mineral fertilizers, we apply chicken manure to vegetable crops.

Development opportunities:

• arrangement of irrigation of vegetable crops, which will increase yields and reduce the risks of harvesting in dry years.
• launch of a processing shop (washing, freezing, etc.). In the future it is possible to create canned products ;
• increase of the land bank;

Work is scheduled for 2021.

• Allocation of areas for onions and sweet corn
• Construction of a greenhouse for growing your own seedlings;
• Bookmark vegetable seedlings

Benefits:

• The presence of a large number of unemployed people
• A large number of arable lands and pastures that are not used.
• Lack of competition for the preservation of organic products.
• Absence in the western region of a producer of organic products in the segment of vegetables and greens.

Strategy

• Promotion of the brand and organic products in general

• Covering by targeted delivery of the end user loyal to organic and to the culture of support of local farming (through SOK "Farmer's family" or own forces)

• Expansion of the line of organic products through cooperation with small farms

• Sale through supermarket chains on separate stands, or on stands with the corresponding marking of an organic product

• Increasing the number of supermarket chains in which our products are presented, in particular those positioned as premium markets
• Possibility to purchase a farm to supplement the livestock product line.

Risks

• Weather conditions, natural factors
• Diseases

Additionally, in addition to the main crops, it is also offered to grow the following items : Sugar corn, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Kale, Squash, Beans, Pumpkins, Watermelons, Tomatoes