The 1st World Grain Forum, held in 2009 in St. Petersburg on the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation and with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, was the biggest business event of the grain market and an authoritative platform for discussing global food security
The 2nd World Grain Forum is to be attended by about 2500 people, including official delegations from more than 50 foreign countries, heads of international organizations and financial institutions, Russian and foreign agribusinesses, the world’s leading scientists and analysts, about 250 representatives of Russian and foreign media.
The Forum will provide a unique opportunity for business networking, exchange of opinions and ideas between government officials from the participating countries, representatives of international organisations, the business community, the media and civil society, leading world experts and scientific figures.
The Forum will include summit meetings between the heads of foreign delegations and international organisations, representatives of Russian and global agricultural businesses.
Forum tasks
- To conduct a constructive dialogue between representatives of international humanitarian and other public organisations, national governments, businessmen, scientists, investors and experts interested in developing and implementing strategic projects and initiatives in the sphere of grain production and use.
- On the basis of a comprehensive assessment of the current state of and prospects for development of the global grain market, to formulate proposals to international organisations and associations (unions) of states and national governments for:
- improving the grain trade;
- creating conditions for implementing international infrastructure investment projects;
- improving the regulation and price-setting system;
- providing humanitarian food aid.
Contacts:
Tel: +7 (499) 110-74-96
Email: info@wgforum.ru
Site: http://wgforum.ru/en/