Kazakhstan products are presented at the largest agricultural exhibition "Green Week"
BERLIN, January 19th. On Thursday, as part of a visit to Berlin to participate in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), a Kazakh delegation headed by Vice Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerbol Taszhurekov attended the official opening ceremony of the Green Week exhibition.
The extensive business program of the international “Green Week 2024” provides a unique opportunity to get acquainted with advanced technologies, achievements and practical experience of leading manufacturers, as well as establish business contacts with Companies of the agricultural industry from around the world, - highlighted Yerbol Taszhurekov in an interview with German and Kazakh journalists.
This year, such Kazakhstani companies as “Bota-2015 LLP”, “B-Agro Sever LLP”, “Sun Planet Organic LLP”, “LOTTE RAHAT JSC” and others participate in the exhibition. The exhibition presents products from more than 30 companies – meat products, dried mare and camel milk, flour, vegetable oils, kazakh national specialty “Zhent”, confectionery, honey, fruit juices, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Germany is an important partner of Kazakhstan, especially in the economic and agricultural sectors. The trade turnover between the two countries in agricultural products in January-November 2023 amounted to 113.7 million US dollars, which is 18.3% more than in the same period of 2022. During this time, agricultural products worth 26.2 million US dollars were exported from Kazakhstan to Germany.
Moreover, the main supplies fall on fish fillets and other fish products (16.9 million U.S. dollars; 2.2 thousand tons). Kazakhstan, in turn, imported chocolate and other finished products containing cocoa from Germany for 24 million US dollars
(the total volume of imports from Germany to Kazakhstan in January-November 2023 amounted to 87.5 million US dollars).
According to Yerbol Taszhurekov, with the participation of German investors, a project has been implemented to assemble agricultural machinery from CLAAS and HORSCH companies.
“I am sure that every year the range of domestic goods on store shelves in Germany will expand. Kazakhstan's participation in this exhibition has become traditional and is an important event that promotes the establishment of business contacts, the exchange of experience and the implementation of new joint projects," the Vice Minister stressed during his interview.
Background: Green Week is Germany's largest international fair in the field of food, agriculture and horticulture, founded in 1926. Traditionally, in January, exhibitors from all over the world present an extensive range of products during ten days of events. In addition, the Green Week provides a framework for addressing such pressing social issues as climate protection, food security, conservation of natural resources and sustainable development.