Canada-Ukraine Grain Quality and Safety Project

Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2014) include: (1) strengthened capacity of Ukraine’s Central Grain Testing Laboratory to test grain quality and safety in Ukraine through the provision of pesticide residues testing equipment to the Central laboratory and 4 regional laboratories (Kharkiv Poltava Ternopil and Vinnytsia) and related training to 20 experts (including 13 women); (2) Central Laboratory and selected regional laboratories supported in order for them to maintain their accreditation according to international standards; and (3) improved career development opportunities for 118 women (60 from the public sector and 58 from the private sector) in the grain sector by providing 23 training sessions on topics such as management leadership and negotiation skills. 20% of these trainees have already received promotions. These have contributed to improve the capacity of Ukraine’s Central Grain Testing Laboratory to test grain quality and ensure food safety and to promote career development opportunities for women in the agriculture industry.