The second season of the POWER OF AGROCHANGE contest starts

At a time when Ukrainian agribusiness is operating under unprecedented pressure, it is the ability to properly manage crisis situations that opens the way to new growth. When handled strategically and consciously, crises become a catalyst for innovations that are not generated by «calm times». Innovations that enhance efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness. It is precisely these transformations — when difficulties turn into technological breakthroughs — that the «POWER OF AGROCHANGE» competition seeks to support.

The main goals of the competition are to share practical experience in implementing innovations among micro, small and medium-sized farms. It aims to create a space for knowledge exchange among farmers and show real-life examples of how farmers find effective technological solutions even in difficult conditions and turn challenges into opportunities for development. Such stories will become clear benchmarks for other market players and will help them better see how innovations work in practice, and thus implement technological innovations in their own production.

The participants of the «POWER OF AGROCHANGES» competition can become: farmers and agricultural producers with up to 5 thousand hectares under cultivation, as well as micro and small agricultural processing enterprises.

Call for applications: February - April 2026

Format: selection of applications describing implemented cases of innovative solutions in production.

Applications for the competition are selected in four categories:

• Innovation in Agriculture (for farms that implement new approaches to soil cultivation, crop rotation, optimize resource use, use American equipment and technologies in the fields, use carbon farming, irrigation and precision irrigation systems).
• Smart Management (for farms that implement automation in production processes and have optimized management, finance or logistics processes with the help of modern technologies, use American best practices or technological solutions in production, including digital platforms, software and equipment of American origin, which ensure data transparency, increase operational efficiency and reduce production costs).
• Agro Processing Innovators (for companies that are expanding production, have started to produce new products, are certified to enter export markets, and are entering new sales channels).
• Profitable Niche (for farms that grow non-traditional niche crops such as chickpeas, cotton, flax, beans, lentils, saffron, coriander, etc.)

Stages of the competition 

• February 1, 2026 - March 1, 2026 — acceptance of applications from agricultural producers for participation in the competition.
• March 2 - March 15, 2026 — selection of the best applications in each of the four nominations.
• March 16 - April 1, 2026 — the Expert Council evaluates the best applicants in each of the nominations. Based on the results of the voting, three winners in each of the four nominations are formed.  
• Mid-April 2026 — Awarding of the winners of the All-Ukrainian competition «POWER OF AGROCHANGES».

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Prize Fund

The winner of the competition will receive a cash prize of UAH 100 thousand to purchase the necessary equipment for the implementation of innovative solutions. The finalists will receive awards from resource companies.

For reference: The organizer of the All-Ukrainian competition «POWER OF AGROCHANGES» is the online edition AgroPortal.ua with the support of the AGRO Program, funded by the US Government and implemented by Chemonics International.