Instead of investment, an investment loan: how Ukrainian livestock breeders solved the problem of financing during the war

Instead of investment, an investment loan: how Ukrainian livestock breeders solved the problem of financing during the war


Animal husbandry needs constant financial infusions. Alexander Lysovsky, the head of the department for work with investors of the Family Dairy Farms project, told during the investment conference “Invest Talk Summit” how after the start of the war it was possible to arrange the financing of farms.

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2021 was the best for the project in terms of growth. “We scaled from the Rivne region to the Sumy, Poltava and southern regions. Now the network consists of 170 family farms. In order to do this, we united partners, attracted investors, which was a precedent for Ukraine,” said Lysovsky.

After the start of the war, when the registers were closed, further attraction of investors became impossible.

“It was a challenge for us, because there are specifics in the agricultural sector. The cow must be milked and serviced every day, it constantly needs care, veterinary drugs. Accordingly, the funds are needed every day,” says Lysovsky. In order to get out of this situation, the project team created a new product — an investment loan: the investor provides funds for a certain period, receives guaranteed interest and, in addition, an investment bonus depending on the net profit of farms.

“Our project is very flexible. According to their business model, family farms are more viable than industrial farms. This allowed us not only to survive in the conditions of the war, but also to pay dividends to our investors,” says Lysovsky.

According to him, Family dairy farms continue to develop, although they cannot scale as planned earlier. Therefore, now the priority is to earn more on each hryvnia of investments.

About “Invest Talk Summit”

On May 27, the Invest Talk Summit investment conference was held, organized by the website of the Ministry of Finance with the support of the Academy of the Ministry of Finance and Finance.ua.

The conference was attended by investors, owners of leading Ukrainian companies, managers and experts in the field of finance. They discussed the current situation in the economy and forecasts of its further development, as well as gave their recommendations on investments in the real estate market, cryptocurrency, balancing the investment portfolio, etc.

Access to the full speech of Alexander Lysovsky and other Invest Talk Summit participants can be purchased here.

Source: Ministry of Finance

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