The 24th International
Exhibition-Fair AGRO 2012, the largest and most important Ukrainian trade fair for agriculture,
was held from September 5 to 8 on the territory of the of the National Complex "ExpoCenter of Ukraine" in Kiev.
The exhibition was opened by the Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych and the Minister of
Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Prysyazhnyuk.
At the opening ceremony of the "Agro-2012" President Viktor Yanukovych said that Ukrainian agricultural sector shows positive growth rates. "Agricultural sector in our country is one of the cornerstones of the economy, the guarantee of stability and confidence in future," – the head of state said. - "... Ukrainian agrarian is a careful farmer, who is able to work, to introduce new technologies and to produce high-quality products."
The opening ceremony was attended by the state leaders, members of the Government, the people's deputies of Ukraine, and foreign delegations.
The International Scientific and Practical Conference "Strategic guidelines for the development of the agricultural sector by 2020" was held under the chairmanship of the Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk on September 5.
In the frame of AGRO
2012 were held the 11th specialized
exhibition of animal industries and veterinary
medicine "Animal'EX", the 9th
exhibition of horse breeding and equestrian sport
"EquiWorld", the 7th specialized
exhibition "MushroomExpo", the
6th specialized exhibition for fish farming and
fishery "FishExpo", the 5th
specialized exhibition for alternative and renewable
energy "BioFuel", the 4th special exposition of farming machinery
manufactured by the companies of the Ministry of Industrial
Policy of Ukraine
The Specialized Exhibition for Automation, Management, GPS and GIS Technology "Hi-Tech AGRO 2013" was organised at the AGRO for
the first time.
1,522 companies,
associations and research institutes presented
the latest innovations, products and technologies
in the field of agricultural machinery, plant
production, livestock breeding, bioenergy and alternative energy.
Beside the Ukrainian exhibitors, over 200 foreign companies
from 18 countries took part in AGRO 2012.
At the end of the 4-days fair the exhibitors were
unanimous in reporting an extremely high number
of promising contacts and successful deals concluded.
The exhibition attracted 121,220
visitors from 33 countries.
More than 50 conferences,
seminars and meetings of agricultural
themes were presented by Ukrainian and foreign
ministries, committees, embassies, associations
and companies during the AGRO 2012.
This exhibition is recognized to be the biggest
and most prestigious nation-wide event in agrarian sector
of economy of Ukraine.
We are pleased to invite
you to participate in the 25th International
Agro-Industrial Exhibition-Fair AGRO-2013.
Reports 2011
Second International
Agro-Investment Forum "World food security:
challenges and investment opportunities for the
agricultural sector"
Ministers of Agriculture of Latvia and Lithuania,
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the Republic
of Estonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Deputy Minister
of Agriculture and Food of Belarus, director of
the Investment Centre of the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), EBRD Director for Ukraine,
World Bank Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova,
the president of the American Chamber of Commerce
in Ukraine and representatives of the Government
of Ukraine also attended the Forum. PDF
Download, EBA
Chinese participation at AGRO
2011
There are about 50000 farms and agricultural enterprises
in Ukraine which is one of the largest agricultural
producers in the world, and renowned as The
Worlds Granary. At present, small
agricultural machinery, herbicide, fungicide,
and steel plate barn made in China will have a
better development in local market. PDF
Download, http://www.agrochemshow.com
Volyn Fund Company - AGRO
report
PSC Volyn fund company participates
in the exhibition for 10 years.
This year VFC placed 24 agricultural units on
its 735 m2 exposition area. 25 qualified workers
provided all possible info concerning displayed
machinery, answered questions and made product
innovation presentations to visitors of exhibition
area. PDF
Download, VFC press release, 07.06.2011
Himagromarketing - AGRO report
The Himagromarketing company took an active part
in AGRO 2011. Every evening was filled with meetings,
seminars and consultations, where the modern questions
and the newest technologies in agriculture were
discussed. In the frame of the exhibition, the
international scientific-practical conference
«Innovative technology in modern crop production:
experience, development and tendencies»
was carried out with the participation of the
leading foreign and domestic specialists in the
branch of agriculture. PDF
Download, Report of Himagromarketing,
07.06.2011
VASSMA at "AGRO-2011"
Every year our company takes part in the exhibition
AGRO. The stand of VASSMA company
was one of the most effective and most attractive
in the exhibition AGRO 2011and easily identified
among other companies. During 4 days of the exhibition,
qualified employees of the company give to visitors
comprehensive advice about products, service and
company news. PDF
Download, VASSMA press release, 10.06.2011
AMACO Shows Modern Approaches
to Agribusiness at AGRO 2011
The new technical products presented within AMACOs
section included a soil tillage machine called
Simba SL500, seeder Kuhn Moduliner, reaper Challenger
Flex 30, and sprayer Kuhn Oceanis 7700. PDF
Download, AMACO press release, 08.06.2011
Crimea-piloted cooperative
model exhibited in Kiev
UNDP Crimea Integration and Development (CIDP)
presented its working model of agricultural service
cooperatives at the International Agricultural
Exhibition-Fair AGRO 2011, which is
the leading annual exhibition for agriculture,
agricultural machinery, livestock farming and
food industry in Ukraine. PDF
Download, UNDP press release, 09.06.2011
Reports and Press Releases
AGRO 2007 - 2010
President of Ukraine
Viktor Yanukovych attends AGRO 2010
President Viktor Yanukovych took part in
the opening of the international agricultural
exhibition and fair AGRO 2010 in Kyiv. PDF
Download, Press office of the President,
15.06.2010
Ukraine and Saudi
Arabia enhance cooperation in agriculture
Under the XXII International Agro-industrial
Exhibition "Agro-2010" in Kiev,
negotiations between first persons in agricultural
sectors of Ukraine and the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia took place. As a result of negotiations
the parties agreed to begin systematic work
in agriculture, and expressed intention
to create joint ventures and technology
parks in the agricultural sector in Ukraine. PDF
Download, P.Klymets, 16.06.2010
Belarus to adopt
Ukraine's experience in livestock breeding
The Agriculture and Food Minister of Belarus
Mikhail Rusyi held meetings with Ukrainian
colleagues to discuss further strengthening
of the bilateral cooperation in the agrarian
area. PDF
Download, BelTA, 17.06.2010
"NIBULON"
has presented a unique project of river
logistics revival at "AGRO-2010"
Exposition of "NIBULON" became
a presentation of investment project on
revival of Dnipro basin grain market infrastructure.
The unique plan on the revival of agricultural
logistics in Ukraine attracted the interest
of foreign and Ukrainian visitors and exhibitors. PDF
Download, NIBULON, 21.06.2010
Minister Sawicki´s
visit to Ukraine
On 15th to 16th June, 2010, during the International
Exhibition "Agro 2010" on invitation
of Mykola Prysiazhniuk, Ukrainian Minister
of Agricultural Policy, Marek Sawicki, Polish
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
paid a formal visit to Ukraine. PDF
Download, Polish Food, Autumn 2010
President of Ukraine
Viktor Yushchenko attends AGRO-2009 in Kiev
With each year passing the country moves to optimization
of the agrarian market, and this market "becomes
more organized, open and competitive", President
Viktor Yushchenko said at the opening of the 21st
International Agroindustrial Exhibition-Fair AGRO-2009
in Kiev. PDF
Download, Ukrinform, 11.06.2009 PDF
Download (Russian version), Press
office of the President, 11.06.2009
Ukraine's
VR Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn attends AGRO-2009
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn
attended the 21st International Agroindustrial Exhibition-Fair
AGRO-2009 which will take place from June 11 to
June 14, 2009 in Kyiv region. PDF
Download, Ukrinform, 11.06.2009
State Secretary
Lindemann: Relations with the Ukraine are excellent
"The bilateral relations between the Ministry
for Agricultural Policy (MAP) of the Ukraine and
the Federal Ministry of Agriculture are excellent",
said Mr. Lindemann, State Secretary at the Federal
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
(BMELV) in Kiev. During his tour of the fairground
of AGRO-2009, State Secretary Lindemann gave special
mention to the German exhibitors, including 24 direct
exhibitors, describing them as "highly efficient
suppliers of state-of-the art agricultural technology". PDF
Download, BMELV, 12.06.2009
The 3rd German-Ukrainian
Bioenergy Forum
Agrarian Policy Minister Yuriy Melnyk, State Secretary
of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and
Consumers Protection of Germany Gert Lindemann,
and Ukraine's Deputy Minister for Agrarian Policy
Oleksandr Shevchenko participated in the third
Ukrainian-German Bioenergetics Forum in Kyiv,
June 12, 2009. PDF
Download, Ukrinform, 12.06.2009 PDF
Download, Program 2009
AGRO-2009:
Ukrainian Minister for Agricultural Politics Y.
Melnik Visiting WEDA
The minister took a keen interest in liquid feeding
technology, a domain in which WEDA are global market
leader. Melnik confirmed the great interest in this
feeding system on behalf of the Ukraine and regards
it as the future technology for pig breeding and
pig managements. PDF
Download, Press release of WEDA
Investors' interest
in agro-industrial complex of Ukraine is growing
fast
As President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko pointed
out during the official opening of the
XXI International Exhibition Fair Agro 2009, investors'
interest in the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine
is growing fast. It is already a good tradition
that both agricultural producers and investors
visit AGRO 2009 to see and evaluate the most sophisticated
and modern technologies of production and processing
agricultural produce. PDF
Download, Press release of AMACO
Centora
conventional combine was presented with
The Best Equipment Award at Agro-2009 held in Kiev,
Ukraine. PDF
Download, Report of Massey Ferguson
Harvest
campaign started from "AGRO-2009" exhibition
The exposition area of "Chervona Zirka"
factory, one of the oldest manufacturers of agricultural
equipment in Europe, made 450 sq.m. PDF
Download, Messebericht von Chervona Zirka
Austria-Symposium
at the AGRO 2009
Auf der Landwirtschaftsmesse AGRO 2009 in Kiew wurden
auch heuer wieder zahlreiche Gespräche über
internationale Zusammenarbeiten geführt. PDF
Download, Report of Agro Consulting
GmbH
Mit AMAZONE und topagrar
auf Entdeckerreise in der Ukraine
Zusammen mit Fr. Novikova von Amazone sowie top
agrar-Redakteur Guido Höner besichtigte das
Team Technik für Osteuropa in
der Ukraine mehrere Großbetriebe und besuchte
die Kiewer Messe AGRO 2009. PDF
Download, Report of AMAZONE and topagrar
Ukrainian
President Victor Yushchenko opens AGRO-2008
President Viktor Yushchenko took part in the opening
of the 20th International Agricultural Exhibition-Fair
"AGRO-2008". PDF
Download, Press office of President Victor
Yushchenko, 10.06.2008
Ukrainian
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko speaks at AGRO-2008
opening
2008 should become a turning point in development
of the Ukrainian agroindustrial complex, Prime Minister
Yulia Tymoshenko stated while speaking at the opening
of the 20th International Exhibition-Fair AGRO-2008.
PDF
Download, Ukrinform, 10.06.2008
Tymoshenko
praises government`s achievements in agriculture
"I believe that Ukraine will revive its glorious
granary's name not only in Europe but all over the
world," Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko
stated during the opening ceremony of the anniversary
XX International agroindustrial fair exhibition
"Agro-2008". PDF
Download, FINANCIAL, 10.06.2008
Reise
von Bundesminister Horst Seehofer in die Ukraine
- eine Bilanz
BM Seehofer eröffnete am 11. Juni nach einem
morgendlichen Briefing beim Deutschen Botschafter,
Reinhard Schäfers, gemeinsam mit Landwirtschaftsminister
Juri Melnik
die Konferenz "Ukraine auf dem Weg nach Europa"
und besuchte die Leitmesse
der ukrainischen Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft
die "Agro 2008". PDF
Download, Agrarnewsletter Juni/Juli 2008
Minister
of Agriculture and Rural Development Marek
Sawicki visited
the 20th International Exhibition-Fair AGRO
2008 in Kiev on June 9-11 PDF
Download, Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development, 17.06.2008
Estonian
delegation is participating in the opening of the
biggest agricultural exhibition in Ukraine AGRO
2008 The delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture,
lead by minister Helir-Valdor Seeder, is on a visit
to Ukraine from 9 - 11 June. PDF
Download, Press office of Estonian Ministry
of Agriculture, 10.06.2008
AMACO:
Farming Becoming an Agro-industrial Busines
AMACO's Director General Vitaliy Skotsyk describes
Kyiv's Agro as the biggest and most practical agricultural
exhibition in Eastern Europe. PDF
Download, Propozytsiya journal, issue No. 7,
2008
Conference Ukraine
on the Way to Europe Challenges and Opportunities
for the Agro Food Sector PDF
Download, Program 2008
Ukrainian
President Victor Yushchenko speaks at AGRO 2007 President Victor Yushchenko on Tuesday spoke
at this year's AGRO exhibition-fair. PDF
Download, Press office of President Victor Yushchenko,
12.06.2007
Staatssekretär
Lindemann eröffnet erste Deutsch-Ukrainische
Bioenergiekonferenz in Kiew Am 16. Juni 2007 wurde das 1. deutsch-ukrainische
Bioenergieforum in Kiew durchgeführt. Mehr
als 140 Teilnehmer interessierten sich am letzten
Tag der Messe Agro 2007 für die Perspektiven
von Biotreibstoffen, Biomasse und Biogas in der
Ukraine. PDF
Download, Projektletter Osteuropa, 27.07.2007