OREANDA-NEWS. November 27, 2009. The forum of agricultural producers from the CIS states was opened in Ashgabat on the initiative of the Turkmen leader. The three-day international forum is organized by the agricultural ministries and departments and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.

During these days the government delegations from the CIS countries are arriving to the international airport of the Turkmen capital. Over 800 representatives of the business organisations, agricultural enterprises and organizations and scientists will take part in

It is the first international agricultural forum of such a level ever held in Turkmenistan. The aspects of further development of the agro-industrial sector including application of scientific advances and latest technologies in industry and increase of the effectiveness of agricultural production will be identified and discussed at the forum.

The foreign companies – the leading agricultural equipment producers will present a large-scale exposition at the Exposition Centre on the first day of the forum. The international scientific conference on The Aspects of Sustainable Development of Agricultural Industry in the CIS States will be opened on that day. The programme of the CIS Agricultural Forum includes the business forum and a meeting of the agricultural ministers of the CIS states.

The agricultural exposition will cover all the sectors of agricultural industry including land treatment, land irrigation technologies, fertilizer application, pest and diseases control and agricultural processing. The specialized pavilions will present the large sectors of agricultural industry including grain growing, cotton growing, vegetable growing, melon and gourd growing, viticulture, cattle raising, horse breeding and poultry farming. Processing industry is represented by flour-milling, baking, meat and

During three days the international forum will provide the platform for exchanging views on the prospects of mutually advantageous cooperation and putting forward the proposals at numerous business meetings and talks and contribute to identifying the key trends of the strategy for development of the agricultural sector on the regional level and defining the priorities of effective collaboration to ensure an abundance of food products on the markets of the CIS countries.