Ukrainian grower receives Valagro award

Valagro, producer of biostimulants and specialty nutrients, rewards excellence in agricultural production with Best Grower of the Year. These are the best agricultural producers chosen by Platinum distributors within 4 clusters in which the Group is present with its distribution and sales network. They will receive the annual award that rewards their ability to make the best use of Valagro solutions, evaluated on the basis of measurable parameters.

In the Europe cluster the title of "best grower" was presented, in collaboration with the Platinum distributor OOO Agrisol, to the Ukrainian producer Yuri Andreev who was able to use Valagro solutions for the different stages of plant growth, achieving great harvests. Thanks to effectiveness of Valagro solutions such as Megafol, Plantafol and Radifarm, Mr. Yuri Andreev managed to collect 3 Mt/Ha on sunflowers, 6 Mt/Ha on corn, 2,5Mt/Ha of mustard and 4 Mt/Ha on oats and barley for a total of 1200 hectares.

"We are really proud to be able to present this award to Yuri Andreev because his commitment is concrete proof of the value that we have been able to build with one of our best trading partners, OOO Agrisol. At the same time, it is also a tangible sign of people's trust in Valagro and its innovative solutions" Mariano Martin, Head of Farm Business Unit Europe, commented. "This recognition means fully implementing the principle of customer focus, in other words the distinctive Valagro approach that aims to place the real needs of customers at the centre of business activities and strategies, to create increasingly innovative and effective responses".

The award was given on May, the 24th in Vinnytsia (Ukraine) at the Reikartz Hotel during an event attended by Mariano Martin, Head of Farm Business Unit Europe, Sebastiano D'Amico, Valagro's Crop Manager, Denis Mirgorod and Dmitry Mykhailiuk for Agrisol, and some of the Yuri Andreev Best Grower 2015 employees.

For more information:
Valagro
Marco Rosso
+39 334.6737943
m.rosso@valagro.com
www.valagro.com