The annual World Agricultural Exhibition-Fair "Green Week-2005" has finished its work in Berlin. About a thousand agricultural companies, associations, societies and firms from 50 countries of the world took part in its work.
Ukraine's exposition was collectively formed in the pavilion of the "Messe-Berlin" exhibition complex on an area of 1200 square meters. There were many tasting exhibitions here, in particular, "Ukrainian Brewery", "Crimean Wines", "The World of Ukrainian Delicacies", as well as restaurants of national Ukrainian cuisine from the regions of Ukraine. The tasting stand of the State Joint-Stock Company "Bread of Ukraine" with a wide selection of Ukrainian dishes and drinks attracted attention. Here one could taste not only varenyky with potatoes and cracklings, but also "Makarella" with sauces from "Torchynprodukt" and "Tomatti" from "Lutsk-Foods", "Poliska Special" from "Vivat", a wide assortment of mushroom products, sweets from "Lutskkondyter".
Guests and visitors were able to buy Ukrainian national souvenirs and artistic products, as well as become acquainted with investment projects and business proposals of the agro-industrial sector of Volyn's economy, in particular, the Hnidava Sugar Factory, the companies "Lutsk-Foods" and "Poltreks", OJSC "Kovelsilmash", "Tsuman State Forestry Enterprise", "Volodymyr-Volynskyi Canning Factory" and others.
For active participation in the organization and creation of the Volyn exposition, the main department of agriculture and food of the regional state administration and the regional agricultural exhibition were recognized, and nine enterprises of the region were awarded diplomas of the organizing committee. These include, in particular, the joint-stock companies "Volynholding", "Lutsk-Foods", "Hnidava Sugar Factory", "Bread", "Liubeshiv Specialized Forestry Enterprise", "Lutsk Distillery Complex", "Novovolynsk Oil and Fat Complex", "Lutskkondyter" and "Yodanka".
Viktor OSADCHYI, director of the regional agricultural exhibition.