He was born on September 24, 1956 in the village of Ivanytsia, Nedryhailiv district, Sumy region. In 1983, he graduated from the Faculty of Agronomy of the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy.

He is highly professional teacher. Along of 33 years, he has been lecturing on the subjects "Technology of storage and processing of crop production" and "Logistics and innovations of handling, storage and processing of crop production" to students of the "Bachelor" and "Master's" and for the students of the Educational and Scientific Institute of post-graduate education of the NULES of Ukraine. Hryhorii Podpriatov actively conducts scientific and methodical work.

Author and co-author of more than 260 scientific, scientific-methodical and educational-methodical works. The five theses of candidate were prepared and successfully defended under his mentor.

With into accounting of his significant achievements in the field of storage and processing of plant products and the higher education of Ukraine, he was awarded state and departmental awards: Charter of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2006), Charter of Honor of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2004), Labor Award of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine "Badge of Honor" ” (2001), Gratitude of the Mayor of Kyiv (2002, 2004), “Excellent of the Education and Science of Ukraine” (2006), “Honored Scientific and Pedagogical Worker of NUBiP of Ukraine” (2016), “Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine" (2018) and many other awards and honors.

The department was founded in 1968. The first headed of the department was famous scientist, teacher, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor Boris Lesyk. His name was given to the department in 1995. Before the establishment of the department in different years course of "Technology of storage and processing of plant products" teaching  by professor A.A. Piontkovsky (from 1922 till 1941), associate professor V.A. Turkin (up to 1947), V.L. Snizhko, professor B.V. Lesyk. Since the department foundation it has consistently was headed by professor B.V. Lesyk (1968-1987), associate professor V.S. Hylevych (1987-2002), professor H.I. Podpriatov (2002-2004), associate professor L.F. Skaletska (2004-2009), professor L.M. Khomichak (2009-2010). Since 2010, the department successfully managed by professor H.I. Podpriatov.

The department has the status of graduation and carries out the training of specialists with and without separation from production for "Bachelor" and "Master" degrees in the specialty "Agronomy". The department has a sufficient material and technical base for successful educational, scientific and industrial activities. These are, in particular, well equipped educational, scientific and production laboratories.    

Staff of the Department, 2015

Staff of the Department, 2017

Staff of the Department, 2022

From left to right. The first row: head of the laboratory K.M. Korniychuk, head of the laboratory L.P. Yablonska, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor N.O. Yashchuk, Head of the Department, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Professor H.I. Podpryatov, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor O.V. Zavadska, senior laboratory technician I.V. Gaeva.

The second row: Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, associate professor V.A. Nasikovsky, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor V.M. Zavhorodniy, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor V.I. Voytsekhivskyi, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor A.V. Bober, candidate of technical sciences, associate professor S.M. Gunko

Today the staff of the department are professor H.I. Podpryatov, associate professors V.I. Voitsechivskyi, S.M. Gunko, A.V. Bober, O.V. Zavadska, V.M. Zavhorodniy, V.A. Nasikovsky, N.O.Yashchuk, heads of the laboratory L.P. Yablonska and K.M. Korniychuk, senior laboratory assistants Novik V.I., Tkachenko E.V., Gaeva I.V.