Igor Kravchenko

Experience

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  Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine

  Jan 1998 - Mar 2005

  As Deputy Head of Department responsible for development directions of agrarian policy on National level, drafting legislation, approving and taking participation in development of national programs for branches of agrarian sector, preparing analytical material for Minister and Deputy Ministers, coordination activities of others Departments concerning agrarian economy and summarizing different agrarian data, coordination Departments’ activities with Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine, Ministry of Economy & European Integration, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Social policy, State Committee of Statistics, other State bodies. Show less As Head of Department responsible for establishment, development and coordination of extension services’ activities in all regions of Ukraine, rural development, legislative and administrative support of this process, involving donors to this process, development of terms of reference for different international projects on agricultural advisory services, drafting regulations and legislations (e.g. co-author of Law of Ukraine on Agricultural Advisory Activities, co-author of State Programme of Advisory services development), establishing links concerning extension issues with National Agrarian University, Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Science, different ministries of Ukraine (finance, economy etc.) regional officials. Show less As Head of Section responsible for internal ministry’s structure, administrative reform of Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, supervision for functions of ministry’s structural divisions (departments, sub-departments, sections, etc.), developing inter-ministerial links in these areas between Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, coordination work with Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine, Presidential Administration, etc., developing functions of oblasts’ and rayons’ departments of food and agriculture, monitoring ministry’s staff salary Show less

  • Deputy Head of Department of Strategy of Agrarian Economy Development

    Oct 2004 - Mar 2005

  • Head of Sub-Department of Agricultural Advisory (Extension) Services

    May 2000 - Oct 2004

  • Head of Section of payments and affairs of internal ministry’s structure

    Jan 1998 - May 2000
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  EU TACIS Project Improvement of Logistics and Marketing Channels for SMEs in Agriculture

  Apr 2005 - Jan 2007

  Deputy Team Leader

  As Deputy Team Leader responsible for links with projects stakeholders – Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, National Association of agricultural advisory services, National Association of agricultural servicing cooperatives, universities, State Administrations in pilot oblasts. Also responsible for HR management, project finances and financial management (joint signatory on bank accounts, and all sole payer of local fees and expenses via internet banking) As agri-business expert responsible for wholesale and livestock market policy development and program implementation (drafting Concept of wholesale markets development, co-author of draft Law of Ukraine on wholesale markets, co-author of drat National Programme of Wholesale Market development), food security and safety component , animal health, development of Strategy of Livestock Markets development and Animal Disease Surveillance Programme in Ukraine; also responsible for supply chain development in the regions (especially for Chernivtsy supply chain development for SMEs fruits and vegetables farmers using) and policy component including drafting legislation. Show less

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  Niras International Consulting

  Jan 2007 - Aug 2010

  Project Manager

  Responsible for development and implementation of NIRAS projects. Managing of NIRAS projects technically, recruits and contracts external consultants, and contributes to tender processes

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  Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Sept 2008 - Jan 2009

  Agribusiness and rural development expert

  Participation in preparation of Agricultural Component for Danish Private Sector Development Programme to Ukraine. Assessment of possible value chains in regions of Ukraine

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  Novariant, Inc.

  Apr 2012 - Sept 2012

  Business development advisor for CIS and Eastern Europe

  Precision agriculture

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  LLC Company Dominicana Trade

  Feb 2013 - Dec 2015

  Director

  International trade, export/import operations: coffee, sturgeon caviar, chocolate, other foods. Countries: Germany, Dominican Republic, Uzbekistan.Foreign investment activities.

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  SAFOSO

  Dec 2015 - Aug 2019

  Local Project Manager

  SECO Project "Establishment of a risk-based food safety control systemin the dairy value chain in Ukraine"

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  Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL

  Sept 2019 - now

  Local Program Manager