This document proposes the creation of a berry plantation startup in Kaliningrad, Russia. It would involve developing new varieties of berry crops through breeding, as well as technologies for precision agriculture and plant protection. The project would require an investment of 250 million rubles over 10 years. It aims to create competitive berry varieties adapted to Russian climates to replace the country's heavy reliance on imports. If successful, the project could generate over $1 billion in annual revenue and have a net present value of 350 million rubles over 15 years.

1. BREEDING
BERRY
PLANTATION
Startup Tour
Kaliningrad 2016

2. Breeding berry planta;on:
- crea&on and paten&ng of new varie&es of berry
crops for commercial cul&va&on;
- development of technologies of precision
agriculture, agro - and biotechnology of cul&va&on
and plant protec&on – results of breeding work.
Net investment = 250 million rubles for 10 years
Revenue > $ 1 billion / year
The ability to scale in 5-10 and more ;mes.
NPV 15 лет = 350 mil rub IRR = 46% DPP = 12 yrs d = 20%

3. VLADIMIR KUKUSHKIN
Project organiza;on, financing, sales
Project director, entrepreneur
Tel. +7 (916) 267-01-67
hep://www.livenskoe.ru
IVAN SUPRUN
Selec;on and Breeding
Head of the laboratory of gene&cs and microbiology of
the RUSSIAN North Caucasus zonal research Ins&tute of
hor&culture and vi&culture, candidate of biological
sciences
OKSANA KREMNEVA
Biological plant protec;on
Leading researcher, laboratory of immunity, State
Research Ins&tute of Biological plant protec&on,
candidate of biological sciences

4. High market poten;al:
• import dependence – 85-90% is imported fresh
berries
• the level of consump&on of fresh berries is 3-5 &mes
lower than in Europe and the United States
• no commercial berry planta&ons in Russia (e.g.
blueberry: 200-250 Ha in RF + Belorussia vs 8.500
Hectares only in Poland)
• the lack of modern Russian varie&es* for the
development of industrial fruit planta&ons
* - only 8 varie&es 1995-1997 in the state register of breeding achievements

5. Market of fresh blueberry:
+ 110%
+ 55%
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100 000,00
200 000,00
300 000,00
400 000,00
500 000,00
600 000,00
700 000,00
800 000,00
900 000,00
2011 2012 2013
Import of blueberry *, кг
POLAND
43%
CHILI
22%
SPAIN
16%
others
19%
Geography of import 2013
2014-2015-2016-…????
300 mln RUB in 2013 *
The market poten;al is at
least 10 ;mes more
* - The Customs base analysis on the import of fresh
blueberries (ТН ВЭД 0810 40 500 0 - Vaccinium
corymbosum)

6. Solu;on:
The crea;on of a modern, compe;;ve and adapted to Russian
clima;c factors, varie;es of crops, with high economic
characteris;cs for commercial cul;va;on :
• development of technology for introduc&on the best varie&es
of world selec&on (including molecular, biochemical,
histological, etc.);
• development of organic and biological agricultural
technologies for growing and protec&ng the crop against
harmful organisms;
• the crea&on and paten&ng of new adapted fruit varie&es with
high agronomic characteris&cs.

7. Business-Model:
• realiza&on of the rights to the use of new varie&es
• realiza&on of plan&ng material
• implementa&on of agro- and biotechnology cul&va&on and
protec&on from diseases and pests
{create the necessary condi;ons for import subs;tu;on of
fresh berries, bookmark at least 10/000 ha
of compe;;ve planta;ons}
• the organiza&on of similar work in other regions or countries
for certain crops at the request of interested persons or
organiza&ons

8. What we have:
1. competent team
2. land for breeding blueberry planta&on;
3. part of the necessary agricultural equipment;
4. research and selec&on of the most promising
varie&es donor are made;
5. program of breeding and variety trials is developed.
What we need:
Investments: 250 million rubles for 10 years –
condi;ons are discussed!

9. Projects of our teammates:
• «The study of the gene&c structure of the na&ve gene pool of the genus
Malus spp and biodiversity of the pathogen of Apple scab in the South of
Russia in the aspect of interac&on in the system of the host plant/
pathogen» - RFFI project
• «Study of gene&c polymorphism in autochthonous and introduced in the
North Caucasus germplasm genera Malus, Prunus and Pyrus» - RFFI
project
• «Development of methodological approaches DNA iden&fy genes for
broad-spectrum resistance of rice to blast disease Pi-2, Pi-9, Pi-40, and the
establishment of gene&c resources for breeding of resistant varie&es» -
RFFI project
• «The development of a new management system number of harmful
garden insects using pheromones» - Member of Program “UMNIK”
• «Technology of wheat protec&on against the causa&ve agents of
dangerous diseases» - The the Russian President grant for young
candidates of Sciences

10. Vladimir Kukushkin tel. +7 (916) 267-01-67 hep://livenskoe.ru