Tatiana Antonenko, International Dairy Magazine

Continuing the theme of milk production in private households, we turn to the experience of those for whom it is not statistical tables and analysis, but the daily work and troubles with livestock. I would like to get answers to at least a portion of the «why» which appeared in the previous material under the heading «Private Sector».

Meeting with Gregoriy Prokhorovich Nakonechny and his family on the one hand confirmed that the development of small-scale farms is accompanied by many serious problems, and on the other, optimism and fighting spirit of the owner pleasantly surprised. If even under those conditions under which his household operates, he grows livestock, successfully sells products and ready to expand, it is a serious indicator of survivability of rural entrepreneurship and ability to adapt to any conditions. If only these conditions were not «any» ...

Village Semenivka Baryshivskii district Kyiv region is about 80 km from the capital. At the entrances to the area, in addition to beautiful modern road to Kiev, built for Euro 2012, large patches of rough areas overgrown with weeds and bushes strike one’s eye.

In Soviet times, there was in the village large farm «Semenivskii» for 5,000 heads of total herd and 1,800 heads of dairy cattle. Today, there are only 180 cows in the village. One-third is owned by a small farm «Faith, Hope, Love» founded by Gregoriy Nakonechny in 1999, named in honor of his three daughters.

More information read in the magazine «Milk and Farm» № 5 (12), October 2012.