Since 2002, the Embassy of Switzerland has been supporting the organic market development in Ukraine through the implementation of various technical assistance projects. Swiss-Ukrainian projects/programs join forces to bring as much benefit as possible for capacity development of organic producers in Ukraine.
Thus, the Swiss-Ukrainian Program “Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sector in Ukraine,” implemented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL, Switzerland) in partnership with SAFOSO AG (Switzerland) and funded by Switzerland, collaborates with the EBRD’s SME Finance and Development Group, which finances consulting projects with support from Switzerland, the USA, Ireland, and Sweden through the EBRD’s Small Business Impact Fund (donors: Italy, Ireland, Korea, Luxembourg, Norway, Switzerland, the USA, Sweden, Japan, and Taiwan Business – EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund), as well as the European Union and Sweden within the Women in Business programme.
On 17 September 2024, a meeting of Ukrainian producers, processors, and organic sector consultants was held to present support opportunities for organic producers and processors from the EBRD’s SME Finance and Development Group.
The project coordinators outlined support opportunities to strengthen capacity development of producers and processors, including through the engagement of consultants (both Ukrainian and international) and assistance in relocating businesses.
The participants had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers about the possibilities of this support.
For more information and to apply for participation in the consulting project, please follow the link.
The relocation programme has been implemented as a long-term support measure for small and medium-sized enterprises by the EBRD in Ukraine in response to the ongoing war. Participant registration is conducted in phases. Up-to-date information about the programme and other initiatives can be found on the EBRD’s ‘Consulting for Small Businesses in Ukraine‘ page.
