'MRIYA' is actively preparing for the fieldwork season and the sowing campaign. The Agro Holding's equipment is being readied for going out into the fields - fuel and parts purchased and delivered, maintenance performed, facilities and farms repaired and improved. Moreover, the Company is nearing the end of the tender process for mineral fertilizers as well as plant and seed protecting agents.

COO of 'MRIYA Agro Holding' Viktor Kukharchuk detailed, 'We had been planning to add nitrogen to thawing soil. Unfortunately, we only had 4 days with 6 work hours each - after that, the weather became unsuitable for spreading mineral fertilizers, the temperature increased, and so the works are currently on hold.'

'MRIYA' is planning to launch active fieldwork in early March - this is the earliest possible time for agricultural operations. The Agro Holding will start sowing with spring barley, then potatoes, then later corn and other crops.

As another sign of active preparations for the spring sowing, the Company resumed deforesting works in Lviv, Karpaty, Polissya, and Halychyna clusters*. 'In addition to the fields traditionally cultivated every year, we will also work the fields abandoned by the previous owners. These are nearly 3,000 hectares of fields owned by the Agro Holding and covered in shrubs and trees. We had begun deforesting before the New Year and resumed these activities as soon as the weather allowed. Thus, we are bringing all lands rented by 'MRIYA' to sowing condition.'

*A clusteris a territorial branch unit of codependent enterprises and organizations, which mutually complement and reinforce their competitive advantages and cooperate actively with representatives of the local authorities to make their products more competitive and contribute to economic growth of the region. In agriculture, clustering- the process of creating clusters - also usually includes unification of land banks with the consideration of regional administrative boundaries, which helps significantly decrease logistics expenses and increase efficiency of the agricultural production process.

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