Continuing our series on the Ukrainian delegation’s study tour “Dutch Dairy Sector.”
One of the key focus areas was exploring how Dutch sectoral and #interbranch dairy organisations operate. The Netherlands is often cited as one of the most successful examples of interbranch cooperation in the EU dairy industry. ZuivelNL is the central organization representing the Dutch dairy supply chain. It was founded in 2014 by the Dutch […]
During the study tour ‘Dutch dairy sector’, the Ukrainian delegation (more details in previous post) was warmly welcomed by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature.
Ralf Van De Beek, International Director of LVVN, and Julius Seinen, Policy Adviser, provided welcome introduction to the Ministry. Henk Eggink, Coordinator to agrimarkets LVVN, delivered an insightful presentation that covered key topics, indicated by the Ukrainian dairy side as important for understanding due to Ukraine’s EU integration path – Common Market Organisation (#CMO) and […]
The Polish Experience of European Integration of the Dairy Sector: Cooperatives and Investments in Sustainable Development

Poland’s approach to European integration of the dairy sector combines tradition (cooperative movement) and progressive thinking (innovation and investment in sustainable development), which has given a good chance to turn the dairy industry into a successful example of economic growth. As part of the preparation of the EU Integration Roadmap for Ukrainian dairy sector, the European […]
How Ukraine’s Dairy Industry Is Integrating into the EU Market

Only since 2016 has Ukraine begun to increase its exports of milk and dairy products to the EU. Previously, the primary market was the CIS countries. At the same time, in 2022, with the start of a full-scale war, domestic milk supplies increased tenfold. Currently, the business is forming a large-scale document, the Roadmap for […]