We encounter problems in the economy every day, and they somehow affect every one of us. Because of large number of problems, we do not even think about the roots of the problems. Let’s take at least the problem of growing rice in Ukraine.
Major volume of this crop is supplied to Ukraine from abroad. At present, rice production in Ukraine is concentrated mainly in two regions – Odesa and Kherson; they provide only 30 % of the domestic market demand.
Unfortunately, in Ukraine there are no enterprises that are capable of receiving, processing, drying, cleaning rice, bringing it to necessary conditions for stable storage, and preparing it for consumers. And this problem has hardly been solved in the years of independence. Last year, a significant part of the rice harvest grown under such difficult conditions was practically gone due to the fact that there were no enterprises that would undertake to clean it and bring it to sustainable storage in the post-harvest period.
This September, Andrii Hordieiev, head of Kherson Regional State Administration, addressed himself to the management of NIBULON with a request to help Kherson rice producers to dry, clean and prepare rice, which is much tastier, like Kherson watermelons, for the Ukrainian consumers. It is grown in fields and in water, which has a specific pleasant taste, due to which the nutritional value and taste of rice significantly increase.
Our company is eager to solve any problems of our partners, agricultural producers. That is why we willingly responded to the request of the chairman of Kherson Regional State Administration and very quickly got acquainted with the technology necessary for rice drying and cleaning, because rice is subject to cracking. It requires softer drying modes to avoid an increase in the percentage of cracked grain. We also studied technical documentation in order to ensure all quality indices during technological processes.
We have equipped the laboratory with the necessary equipment and have certified it for determining rice quality. In addition, the facilities we have built are equipped with modern imported machinery, drying equipment, separators, technological lines. So we can do this difficult and important task.
The company’s transshipment terminal in Hola Prystan has already received and processed 4,000 tons of rice. And since the harvesting campaign is still ongoing, the company plans to receive about 3,000 tons more of this crop. The fact that “Holoprystans’ka” branch is engaged in drying and storage of such an important product for Ukrainians is a significant contribution to the development of rice production.
Helping agricultural producers of Kherson region, we gave impetus to the development of this industry in Ukraine and providing Ukrainians with rice of domestic production, thereby reducing the volume of imported rice.
Helping Ukrainian agricultural producers, in particular Kherson farms, to promote Ukrainian products, NIBULON has sent delicious, juicy, and high-quality watermelons from the berth of “Holoprystans’ka” branch to the capital of Ukraine for two consecutive years, making them more accessible to Ukrainians. Thus, our company popularizes domestic products step by step.
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