In a new interview with The Ukrainian Farmer magazine, Serhii Shchepanskyi, Chairman of the Board of Agroprosperis Bank, talked about how the needs of agricultural producers are changing amid rising costs, export complications, and longer operating cycles—and what role professionally structured financing plays in getting through the season with confidence.
In such conditions, timely access to financial resources becomes the basis for stable operation and development of the farm. In these conditions, the bank provides financing to agribusinesses, taking into account the production cycle, seasonality, and long-term plans of farmers.
The conversation covered:
- the growing need of farmers for working capital to get through the season;
- the opportunities offered by the 5–7–9% state program for farm development;
- financing the purchase of agricultural land;
- investments in equipment, infrastructure, and energy efficiency;
- the bank's approach to evaluating agribusinesses using its own agricultural expertise.
“We work with clients proactively: we agree on limits in advance, combine various financing instruments, and help them get through the season without cash flow gaps and excessive debt burdens,” said Serhii Shchepanskyi.
Read the full text of the interview in the print edition of The Ukrainian Farmer or on the website agrotimes.ua.
