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Brief final report on the holding of Russian agro-industrial exhibition “Golden Autumn-2002”

On October, 12-16 2002 in Moscow on the territory of the VVC the Fourth Russian agro-industrial exhibition “Golden Autumn-2002” took place. The organizers of the exhibition were: the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation, Moscow Government, Russian academy of agricultural sciences, public corporation “GAO VVC”, close corporation “PIC “Maxima”. The exhibition took place in pavilions 57, 20, 26, 55, 33.

The official ceremony of the opening of the exhibition was attended by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation M.M.Kasyanov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation – Minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation A.V.Gordeev and Vice-Mayor of Moscow V.P.Shantsev, heads of regional administration, delegates of the State Duma and members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the RF, representatives of Embassies, honorable guests from foreign countries, representatives of political and business circles.

An important course of the exhibition was further development of business relationships between the enterprises of the food complex of the capital and countryside producers. The central event of the business program was the conference “Moscow and regions: integration in the sphere of AIC”.
The total exhibition area came up to 43 270 sq. m., and the number of exponents - 1 875 firms. Apart from that, 1000 enterprises and organizations of different kinds of property working in the sphere of AIC were represented in 48 collective expositions of Russian regions. As compared to 2001 the increase in the amount of territory occupied by the exhibition and the number of participants was 30%.

The Growth of the Exhibition from 1999 till 2002

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  Exposition territory (*1000 sq.m.) Agricultural complex of the regions  
   

Section “Agricultural complex of the regions of Russia”

The territory of the section was 3 504 sq.m. The increase in the territory of the section as compared to the previous year was - 20,5%. There were 67 regions in total participating (in 2001 - 63). Out of that number 48 regions presented collective expositions (in 2001 - 46). The rest of the regions were represented by separate enterprises.

Section “Food Products”

The Department of food resources of Moscow Government took an active part in the formation of this section. The stand of the Department of food resources of Moscow Government opened the exposition. In its information materials there were reflected the main trends of the policy of Moscow Government on strengthening and establishing new mutually beneficial contacts with the regions of Russia, which facilitate satiation of the market with Russian produce and food products, broadening trade and economic links.

The total territory of the exposition of Moscow enterprises of the food industry was 460 sq.m. The leading enterprises of the industry were represented at the exhibition: PC “Pastry-bakery combinat “Cheremushki”, CC “Mikoyanovsky meatcombinat”, PC “Cherkizovsky meat-rpocessing plant”, “Ochakovsky milk compbinat”, “Vimm-Bill-Dann” and others.

About 30 enterprises and firms from Moscow, Kursk, Tumen, Tver, Chelyabinsk, Kirov, Omsk regions and Krasnodarskiy krai, Chuvashia took part in the section, too.

Branch unions took an active part in the formation of the section, such as:
“Rosptitsesoyuz”, uniting about 20 poultry plants, "Moshleb”, "Association of Russian producers of ice-cream and frozen products", "Union of sugar-producers of Russia"

The total exposition area of the section was 1000 sq. m, which is 600 sq. m more than the area of the previous exhibition.

Foreign Section

In the course of the preparation of the Foreign section there was a unified exposition of foreign participants formed, which was represented by 12 countries: Byelorussia (collective stand), Hungary (collective stand), Vietnam (collective stand), Germany (collective stand), Israel, India, Italy (collective stand), Poland, Slovakia (collective stand), the USA, Czech Republic (collective stand),Yugoslavia.

The above mentioned countries were represented by collective expositions as well as independent companies or organizations. Also apart from the mentioned countries 10 other countries participated independently (outside of collective expositions) in various theme sections of the exhibition: Austria, Denmark, Spain, Latvia, Netherlands, Slovenia, the USA, Ukraine, Finland, France, Switzerland.

There were 22 countries participating in the exposition of the Russian agro-industrial exhibition in 2002. 69 foreign companies participated in collective national expositions and independently. The whole territory of the foreign section was 750 sq.m. As compared to the previous year the increase in the territory was 100%, in the number of participants – 200%.

Section "Agricultural machinery"

110 enterprises, producing and delivering agricultural machinery and spare parts, from Russia, the CIS and foreign countries participated in the section.

There were 215 items of machinery, including 34 tractors, 20 combine harvesters, 12 items of automobile machinery, represented. The territory of the exposition was 820 sq.m. (512 sq.m. in 2001). The territory of the open area was 4100 sq.m. (2000 sq.m. in 2001).

The biggest Russian plants, producing agricultural machinery, took part in the section, such as: PC “Postselmach”, PC “Sibmachholding”, PC “OKB Suhogo”( presented an agricultural airplane), CC “Peterburg Tractor Plant”, and enterprises from abroad: PO “Minsk Tractor Plant”, “Harkovsky Tractor Plant”, “Agrotechnika” (Italy), «Klaas», “Sebeko Agritech”, Franz Kleine, Ziegler Maschin Bowe, “Vatra”, etc.

Section “Chemicalization"

The territory of the exposition was 427 sq. m (in 2001 году - 314 sq. m). 42 enterprises and organizations took part in the section. Among them are the leading producers of mineral fertilizers, means of protection for plants, and humus fertilizers. 4 representatives of foreign companies from Germany, the USA and Denmark took part in the section.

Section “Plant Cultivation”

The territory of the exposition was 432 sq. m (in 2001 г. - 390 sq. m). 63 enterprises and organizations took part in the section. Among them are the leading producers of seeds, grain and technical cultures, potatoes, vegetables, fruit. The interregional association of mushroom-growers, association of producers and processors of soya “ASSOYA”, association “RASRAPS”, association “Semkartofel”, association “Tverskoi lyon” participated in the section. Controlling part was taken by the state organizations, such as: “Rosgoskarantin”, State seed inspection, State Committee on test and protection of selection achievements of the RF. For the first time at the exhibition there was an exhibition fair of seeds, gardening equipment, mini-machinery and goods for gardeners organized. The fair took over the territory of 100 sq.m. The number of participants came up to 20.

Section “Equipment for processing agricultural produce and production of food”

The exposition was formed on the territory of 503 sq. m and 70 sq. m – open area. As compared to the previous year the increase in the territory was 170sq.m.

Section “Technologies in animal-breeding”

The territory of 2150 sq.m, the increase in the territory as compared to the corresponding figures of 2001 was 47%. 225 enterprises and organizations of various forms of property participated in the exhibition. Among them are the leading breeding businesses of Russia, Russian and foreign producers and distributors of machinery for animal-breeding, veterinary medication, fodder, fodder supplements, scientific, research and educational institutes and institutions of animal-breeding, branch unions and associations, etc.

Section “Finance and Credit System of the Agricultural complex”

Exposition area was 100 sq. m. As compared to that of 2001 the territory increased by 50%.

Section “Scientific Provision for the Agricultural complex”

About 200 scientific institutions were represented in the section. The total exposition territory of the section in the whole of exhibition was 400 sq. m.

Section “Information provision for the Agricultural complex”

The section was represented by 20 different organizations in the whole of the exhibition. The total exposition area of the section was 80 sq.m.

Business Program

Business program of the exhibition included over 40 of various events, such as: 6 Days of the regions, 3 conferences, 4 seminars, 5 press conferences, 6 presentations, 5 round-table discussions, 12 grand ceremonies of awarding prizes to the winners of contests. The quality of events has considerably improved and the interest of the specialists, attending the exhibition, to them has risen.

Contests

In the course of the exhibition there were held 12 industry contests, organized by the Departments of the Ministry of agriculture of the RF. The contest “The best food product”, for example, gathered 450 enterprises, which presented 1700 samples of their produce. As a result of it there were 700 medals and diplomas awarded.

Information and Commercial Center

At the exhibition the Information and commercial Center of the Ministry of agriculture of the RF was operating and facilitating establishment of direct contacts between producers of agricultural goods and representatives of trading-purchasing firms. The center was organized by the Committee on Science and Technologies of Moscow Government and the main computation center of the Ministry of agriculture of the RF. According to the data of the center, as well as to the results of a survey, it was determined that during the work of the exhibition there were about 400 contracts of intention signed.

Fair

For individual visitors of the exhibition there was a fair of agricultural produce organized in the open area.

Advertising support was provided by authoritative editions:

"Commersant - Money", "Expert", "Profile", "Vedomosty", "RF Today", "Food Production", "Novyi Optovik", "Izvestiya" and other editions.

The advertising of the exhibition was broadcasted by the radio-stations “Echo of Moscow”, “Russian Radio”, “Radio VVC”, and in the program “Expo-News” on the TV channel TVC. 12 stands were used in the exterior advertising along the main highways of the capital.

As a result of holding the event it’s safe to state that the Russian agro-industrial exhibition “Golden Autumn 2002” strengthened its authority as the main forum of the national Agricultural complex.

 

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