On December 2-3, 2021, a presentation for walnut growers will be held in Kiev as part of the 17th International Conference "Fruits and Vegetables of Ukraine 2021". The presentation is titled: “Economically sound investments in the nut business of Ukraine: walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds based on the long-term experience of Georgia. Global Nut Trends ". It will be presented by a person with extensive experience in the international nut business - Katerina Poberezhnaya.

Katerina and her husband have established a super-intensive almond orchard in Georgia, which is the first of its kind in the region. In addition, she heads the California-based company Super Almond, which provides technological support for modern walnut, incl. almond orchards with both ultra-high density (SHD) and traditional systems around the world. At the same time, they actively involve the best American consultants in these projects, and the United States is practically a monopoly of the world almond market and the world's largest exporter of walnuts and pistachios.

However, the experience of the walnut business of Katerina Poberezhnaya is not limited to the technologies of growing and processing almonds - she is an international consultant to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), heads the Georgian division of the EastFruit platform and has been supervising professional monitoring of the global market for all types of nuts, primarily walnuts for several years. hazelnuts, almonds and pistachios. Accordingly, she has access to unique information and at many international conferences she talks about global trends and the most important elements for making a successful investment in the nut business.

Katerina thoroughly knows the world market for hazelnuts, walnuts and almonds, thanks to her visits to many orchards in Georgia and other countries of the world. And since Kateryna was born and raised in Ukraine, but now lives in Georgia, she also closely monitors the situation in the markets of both countries. Therefore, her presentation will be based on global trends and experience of Georgia, but in relation to the realities of Ukraine, which Katerina is well aware of. In addition to Ukraine and Georgia, she especially closely monitors the nut markets of other countries that are part of the EastFruit project: Moldova, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. And a lot of interesting things happen there too!

It will be very useful for nut growers of Ukraine to hear Katerina's presentation and get to know her personally.

EastFruit