The Kyiv farm "Green Vitamin CityFarm" produces 2,500 kg of microgreens every month and won a grant of 100,000 UAH. The owners plan to automate production and implement artificial intelligence to manage processes.
The vertical microgreens farm, managed by partners Oleksandr Bilyak and Roman Mykhalevych in Kyiv, started operating with the onset of the full-scale invasion. They rented the premises on November 1, 2022, and assembled their first shelf mostly by the light of lanterns. Over three years, its capacity has grown to over 50,000 trays, or 2,500 kg of greens per month. The partners continue to actively work on increasing production capacity. They were also able to strengthen their business thanks to winning the business idea competition "Do Your Own" from the Charitable Foundation "MHP to the Community." They spent 100,000 UAH of grant funds on equipment that facilitates work on the farm, reports UNN.
Effectively running a business is aided by relevant education and experience with seeds. Oleksandr Bilyak is an agronomist by education and also graduated from the School of Electronics. Roman worked in business development for various projects and lending. Therefore, in their business, the partners apply the knowledge gained during their studies and experience from previous jobs. Today, Oleksandr and Roman's microgreens farm has its own brand "Green Vitamin CityFarm" and, in their opinion, is one of the largest in Ukraine.
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