OREANDA-NEWS. The opening of the 15th International Agricultural Exhibition AGRO-2013 will be held on 22 May, at 11.00 at the National ExpoCentre of Ukraine with the participation of senior state officials. Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Prysyazhnyuk takes part in the opening of the event.

Also members of the Government, Ukraine MPs and heads of ministries of ten foreign countries will attend the opening.

During exhibition on 22 May, at 13.30 in Hall number 1 of National ExpoCentre starts International Forum "World grain market - trends, risks and initiatives" and Minister Mykola Prysiazhnyuk and agriculture ministers and their deputies from several countries, including the Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, and representatives of the FAO will participate in it.

During this event will be discussed global food security and ways to prevent risks and prospects of cooperation in the grain sector, the importance of the grain market for the development of the food sector and also will be discussed how to ensure transparency of the world grain market and strengthen coordination within the global system for monitoring agricultural markets.