In 2024, the USAID Economic Resilience Activity (USAID ERA) delivered 35 units of equipment to 12 agribusinesses, Ukrainian Agrarian Council (UAC) members, such as telescopic loaders, generators, and truck scales. This equipment allowed the UAC members to increase grain handling volumes and improve cost efficiency.
Agrofirm Dzvony, a family-owned agricultural enterprise in Lviv Oblast, received a telescopic handler to speed up the logistics process. The grain is loaded into trailers, which is then transported to the nearest railway station, where it is transshipped into wagons for export. According to the company, the telescopic handler increased the loading process from 10 to 14-15 cars daily.
Agro-Orms, another agribusiness and member of the holding group A’SPIK, accepted a telescopic handler from USAID. With the new equipment, the reloading capacity doubled to 2,000 tons in October and November 2024. The company boasts that the increased operational efficiency and cost savings from not having to rent equipment, allows Agro-Orms to meet the requirements of foreign buyers, increasing export efficiency.
The agricultural company in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Perlyna Podillia, received truck scales, a generator, and a telescopic handler from USAID. The telescopic handler increased the company’s reloading capacity from 78,000 tons to 150,000 tons in October and November.
Overall, UAC Chairman, Andrii Dykun, emphasized the importance of USAID support for UAC member companies noting that “thanks to USAID ERA, the companies have updated their equipment fleet and become more competitive in the agricultural producers’ market, therefore, they will continue to supply grain to world markets even in times of war.”
Background: Assistance to agricultural producers and infrastructure companies is part of the Agriculture Resilience Initiative (AGRI) – Ukraine, implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It aims to help Ukraine increase its capacity to produce, store, transport, and export grain.