IKAR invites 30 January in Moscow at the V International agrarian conference «Where the margin 2014»
The Conference "Where the margin is 2014" will be held on January 30, 2014, in the Radisson Slavianskaya Hotel in Moscow.
(опубликовано 31.10.2013)
5-th International Conference for agricultural producers and suppliers of agricultural inputs and services is meant for agricultural producers, farm land investors, inputs manufacturers, dealers and distributors, financiers, insurers, agribusiness investors, policy makers.
We believe the Conference will stimulate the exchange of news and new ideas, establish new business contacts, and contribute to better corporate strategies and government decisions.
Over the previous four years, the Conference has become the highest caliber event covering CIS agricultural sector. It features the most qualified speakers, attendance of the highest ranking agribusiness executives, and a large productive capacity (since inception, the «land bank» of attending companies increased from 2.7 to 5.2 MHA of arable land).
The conference is meant for big and biggest agricultural producers, ag inputs manufacturers, dealers and distributors, financiers, insurers, agricultural and agribusiness investors, policy makers.
The purpose of the Conference is to create the platform where agricultural producers and their counterparts along the vertical supply chain meet together and have a complex discussion on opportunities and challenges of the upcoming crop marketing year and the years ahead.
Among the key topics of 2014 Conference are the state of the Russian farmland market, precision agriculture, state of animal protein industries. New additional Conference focus: animal protein industries and their integration with crop production.
Farmland and farm investments: why Russia?
112 MHA of arable land Including 70 MHA of perennial crop farmland Land lease: up to 49 years Unlike neighboring Ukraine and Kazakhstan land market exist for last decade: millions of hectares are already in hands of private owners and investors Land: still substantially undervalued regarding margin/price Foreigners: full rights to land lease, have right to buy land if establish Russian company: more than 1 MHA is already controlled by foreign operators Competitive advantage in small grains production: number 2 to 4 world wheat exporter, highest wheat yields CAGR among all key competitors Aggressively growing niche and less-developed industry branches, such as pulses, commercial vegetables, greenhouses, etc. Aggressively growing commercial animal protein sector: an incredible 16+% CAGR in commercial poultry and swine sectors during 2004-2012 period Strong state support to agriculture One of biggest European food consumption markets WTO accession creates new strong opportunities.
As usual, among the 2014 Conference speakers are to be:
Key industry financiers and investors Technological leaders Reps of leading domestic agricultural and agribusiness companies High ranking reps of key state regulatory and ag policies agencies
During all the conference lifetime the IKAR team of analysts will be available for informal talks on various vertical commodity markets, such as grains, oilseeds, sugar, meats and dairy.