AgroExpoSiberia / AgroSib 2016

The Exhibition

AgroExpoSiberia is the most important international platform for the Siberian agricultural market. The strong international interest underscores the high potential and the good agricultural perspective of Siberia.

In 2015, a total of 109 companies from Russia, Germany, Bulgaria, Latvia, Finland, Spain and Turkey presented components, equipment for livestock farming and veterinary medicine, crop production and plant protection as well as technologies for the processing of agricultural products. Again, 18 German companies presented their products under the brand of “Made in Germany”.

In 2016, the exhibition AgroExpoSiberia will be held again together with the agricultural exhibition for Russian producers AgroSib, the Harvest Days, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of the region of Novosibirsk, and InterFood Siberia/Ipack Siberia, the fair for food industry and packaging. Organizers expect 7,000 visitors.

The Market

The region of Novosibirsk harbours one of the biggest agricultural crop lands of Russia and ranks amongst the most important agricultural producers of the country. More than half of the agricultural area is used for cultivating grain, potatoes and vegetables. In 2015 the cultivated land of the region amounted to 2.3 million ha.

The construction of new farms and modernisation of the existing ones are subsidised by the government, in particular, furthering the development of the regional livestock breeding and crop farming. Within the federal support program the farmers of Novosibirsk Region benefit of provided utilities, mineral fertilisers, seeds and loans for the development of the regional agriculture: Farmers will receive over 500 million roubles (around 6.5 million euros) for spring field works.