Artem Dehtiar

Date of birth: January 28, 1994

Field of activity: international trade in grain and oilseed crops

Key markets: Ukraine, the EU, the Middle East, Asia

He studied at the Faculty of International Business of the Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv: he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in 2015 and a Master’s degree in Economics in 2017. 

Business experience and key projects

During his studies, he engaged in entrepreneurial activities, including the sale of coffee and tea. Since 2015, together with Mykhailo Voronych, he has been working in the grain and oilseed trading segment through Basco 94 LLC. 

In 2017, together with Mykhailo Voronych, he became a co-owner of Agrafood Trading LLC, which supplied grain and oilseed crops to Ukraine’s domestic market, including to poultry farms, feed mills, and flour mills.

Since 2023, he has been a co-owner of V Agro LLC and Arista Trading AG (Switzerland), through which he has been actively developing export operations in grain and oilseed crops.

In 2023–2025, the companies scaled up to become notable players in the international agricultural market and now ensure annual exports of over 3 million tonnes of grain and oilseed crops to more than 20 countries worldwide. 

Outside of business

Unmarried. Interested in extreme sports. 

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, he has been providing systematic support to the Defense Forces of Ukraine in resisting Russian aggression. Over this period, together with business partner Mykhailo Voronych, they have contributed more than UAH 20 million in assistance.