Credit Agricole partnered with “AgroKebety” educational project by UCAB

To support the Ukrainian agrarian students, Credit Agricole partnered with "AgroKebety" educational project of the Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club". It is the innovative Master's program created in cooperation with business and six specialized educational institutions for training highly qualified specialists in the agrarian industry. For over 10 years, Credit Agricole has been a strategic partner of the agribusiness and the bank is delighted to join the project and share its unique expertise with the students, help them take their first steps in this career and improve the human resources potential of the agribusiness.

"Credit Agricole stands out in the banking market thanks to its unique blend of the financial and agrarian expertise. We continuously invest in training and development of highly qualified market experts, we run our own project "Agro School", support international specialized events and now we have joined the "AgroKebety" educational project. As a socially responsible business, we aspire to contribute to the development of youth and the agrarian business, which is the driving force of the Ukrainian economy and an essential component of the global food security", - Alexandre Tchesnakoff, Board Member at Credit Agricole.

Upon completing their education, the students graduate with Master's degree from higher education institution and can be employed with the partners of the project. More on the project https://agrokebety.com/#kebety

"The value added of "AgroKebety" project lies in training the agrarian managers that are immediately adapted to the realities of agribusiness due to combination of the theoretical lectures, industrial internship and support of mentors from agribusiness", - Anatoliy Tsyrkun, Head of educational project "Agrokebety".

Credit Agricole is fully committed to supporting the development of the agrarian business in Ukraine, in particular through financing. Since the start of the war, the bank has issued UAH 1.8 billion of loans for agribusiness under the state program "Affordable loans 5-7-9" and nearly UAH 1 billion under the Government program of providing state guarantees. The Bank works with international corporates and large agrarian holdings as well as with medium agro-industrial businesses and smaller farms.

"Our bank is well-versed in specifics and features of the agrarian business thanks to its extensive experience of working with representatives of the agribusiness and continuous acquisition of knowledge in the agrarian field. Through the synergy of business and educational institutions within the scope of "AgroKebety" project, we strive to help the students uncover their potential, gain employment and join in the effort to advance the agribusiness of Ukraine! To all the students we wish stamina in their studies and a dazzling start to their career!" - Natalia Porvina, Head of Agro Business Support Department at Credit Agricole Bank.