GRODNO, 3 April (BelTA) - Plans have been made to create the agro-industrial park Paradise Valley in Grodno District, BelTA learnt from Vladimir Ushkevich, Director General of the Grodno Oblast Association of Farmers.
The park will be created under the auspices of the Paradise Valley farm to support the private sector of the region's agricultural complex. The creators will draw on the experience of Poland, Netherlands and Austria.
According to the project, plans have been made to build a training center for growing and processing agricultural products. The center will include a pilot mini-factory with modern equipment. In particular, according to Vladimir Ushkevich, this factory will house a shop for the cultivation of mushrooms (oyster and shiitake mushrooms), a shop for deep shock freezing of mushrooms, berries and vegetables, a drying shop, a shop with refrigeration equipment to store products and the one for thermal and vacuum packaging. Other farms of the region will also partake in the implementation of the project.
It is expected that the pilot factory will be a platform for the implementation and testing of innovations in food production and a platform for scientific research of the Grodno State Agrarian University. The center could be also used for the training of specialists in specific food industry sectors. In the future new food products may be created by this educational and industrial complex. Cadres for the agricultural sector will be trained here, too. This complex will be the core of the future agro-industrial park which will include several food processing enterprises. The park will develop new technologies and use environmentally friendly ones in food production. It is expected that the center will provide necessary support for the creation of the Belarusian Product quality mark.
It is planned to get funds for the project through international technical assistance in the form of a UNIDO grant (the United Nations Industrial Development Organization). The Economy Committee of the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee said that about $1 million will be utilized for the purposes of the project in 2014, of which over $860,000 will be allocated by UNIDO. In general, all projects are expected to be completed within 30 months.
Taking part in the project to create the park are the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee, the agency in charge of financial support for private business, the Grodno State Agrarian University, the regional association of farmers and the existing Paradise Valley farm (Grodno Oblast). The National Center for Technology Transfer is the scientific coordinator of the project.
The park will be created under the auspices of the Paradise Valley farm to support the private sector of the region's agricultural complex. The creators will draw on the experience of Poland, Netherlands and Austria.
According to the project, plans have been made to build a training center for growing and processing agricultural products. The center will include a pilot mini-factory with modern equipment. In particular, according to Vladimir Ushkevich, this factory will house a shop for the cultivation of mushrooms (oyster and shiitake mushrooms), a shop for deep shock freezing of mushrooms, berries and vegetables, a drying shop, a shop with refrigeration equipment to store products and the one for thermal and vacuum packaging. Other farms of the region will also partake in the implementation of the project.
It is expected that the pilot factory will be a platform for the implementation and testing of innovations in food production and a platform for scientific research of the Grodno State Agrarian University. The center could be also used for the training of specialists in specific food industry sectors. In the future new food products may be created by this educational and industrial complex. Cadres for the agricultural sector will be trained here, too. This complex will be the core of the future agro-industrial park which will include several food processing enterprises. The park will develop new technologies and use environmentally friendly ones in food production. It is expected that the center will provide necessary support for the creation of the Belarusian Product quality mark.
It is planned to get funds for the project through international technical assistance in the form of a UNIDO grant (the United Nations Industrial Development Organization). The Economy Committee of the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee said that about $1 million will be utilized for the purposes of the project in 2014, of which over $860,000 will be allocated by UNIDO. In general, all projects are expected to be completed within 30 months.
Taking part in the project to create the park are the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee, the agency in charge of financial support for private business, the Grodno State Agrarian University, the regional association of farmers and the existing Paradise Valley farm (Grodno Oblast). The National Center for Technology Transfer is the scientific coordinator of the project.
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