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On February 14, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in partnership with the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and in cooperation with the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB), held a panel discussion ‘Agrifood.

Production and processing strategies in response to the challenges of a changing world’ within the framework of the 22nd International Conference BLACK SEA GRAIN.EUROPE by UkrAgroConsult.

The panel discussion was organised as part of the IFC’s Agribusiness Resilience Project, which aims to promote private sector investment in sustainable and resilient food ecosystems in Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe.

Prior to the discussion, the panel moderator, Catherine Foster, Project Manager, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services in Europe at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), presented the key aspects of the organisation’s work and its role in supporting agribusiness, particularly in Ukraine and Central Europe. She emphasised that IFC helps companies in the early stages of project development by providing support for feasibility studies, market analysis and diagnostics. In addition, IFC offers a wide range of financial instruments, including loans, bonds, equity, and sustainability-related financing, which helps to attract other lenders to co-finance projects, allowing companies to secure the necessary resources to implement ambitious initiatives.