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“Halychyna-Zahid” Ltd — from ruins to the best European results

13.06.2011 14:43:00

Almost destroyed soviet pig farm, a farm that could place 54 thousand pigs a year was bought in 2006 after long negotiations. Today Halychyna-Zahid” Ltd is an enterprise that has 100% of Danish investments and is among ten the most powerful pig farms in Ukraine. This enterprise was among the first who initiated to found the Association of pig producers of Ukraine.

Your example is unusual for Ukraine: a young man is devoted to pig production, and even more he holds second position on such a big complex as “Halychyna-Zahid” in his 27 years old. . Why did you stop your choice on that business?

— Everything started long time ago when I went to work on a pig farm to Denmark. I was lucky to gain experience on one of the biggest pig farms of the country (2200 sows), the farm had its own fodder mill, biogas unit, meat processing plant which was not typical for Danish pig farms. After having worked on the farm for two years, I began to think about creating something alike at home. My owner’s brother liked the idea so we went to Ukraine together in 2004. We had uneasy times in Ukraine but despite all these my Danish colleagues were inspired and not scared. We had been looking for suitable building for two years. Our choice stopped on a former pig farm near Kavsko village. The farm was able to place 54 thousand pigs and there were only 20 farms like that one in soviet Ukraine.

— Why did you choose western Ukraine?

— In Ukraine almost all farms are located in the village or nearby.So you can increase the quantity of pigs only to 1 thousand and the environment will not let you go further. This farm was suitable by all environmental standards: enough land and long enough distance from human settlements. Many Danish investors joint the project, because it was very expensive for the owners.

— What was the most difficult in organizing the business?

— The beginning. It was very difficult to start because none of your competitive will show you the right way and warn you about mistakes. We were the first in Ukraine who included the sows to statutory fund despite it was very difficult: a lot of paper work, different kind of permissions, explanations, etc. It all took a lot of time and “nerves”. Everything is very good today, especially thanks to our staff. Our employees have knowledge, experience and desire to reach purposes.

— Had you any problems because of your young age?

— Sometimes. Especially in different ministries and administrations I could feel some scepsis. But as the proverb says: “A good dress is a letter of invitation, a good mind is a letter of recommendation”

What achievements are you proud of?

— How do you manage to have such high results?

— “You don’t have to look for a good specialist you have to teach him” — says Yaroslav Kebal. How do they motivate their employees?

— What are the plans for future?

You can read more in the magazine publication “Profitable pig production”, №2, December 2010.

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