"Russia for a long time has had close ties with African countries," said Andreev, "and I note right away that many African countries consider our country as one of the main partners in different sectors of the economy, especially in agriculture."
"Events like SIAM are a great opportunity for companies to meet potential customers and get the necessary contacts. For example, the Miratorg company, together with the sales representation, organized an exhibition of its products. In addition to ready semi-finished products. It's like a mixture of frozen vegetables, chicken croquettes, onion rings and elements for animals. [The company] presented to African customers a completely Russian product, pelmeni [Russian dumplings]," the trade representative said.
"Projects dedicated to mechanical engineering as well as the use of new technologies in agriculture, for example, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), are the most interesting. In addition, Russian products of the company ES-PACE, for example, manufacturer special collars to examine large animals, have aroused real interest. This technology is used in Russia to monitor and study the migration routes of reindeer. [...] Moroccans are interested in the application of these technologies in the field of outdoor cattle breeding and in observing camel routes," Andreev said.
"Representatives of African companies are traditionally interested in buying finished Russian products such as grain, oil, fertilizers, semi-finished products," the trade representative said. "I would like to say that the exhibition's vast reputation has attracted such companies as Lukoil Lubricants which has been working in Morocco for some years already and sells all sorts of technical oils for agricultural machinery."
"Russian fertilizers are traditionally very popular on the African continent and Russia is considered the premium supplier of this product. We receive a lot of requests to promote these products in Africa and indeed we often hear from representatives of African companies about the very difficult situation of the agro-industrial sector in their countries. We share their concerns and propose to adopt a global approach to solve these complicated problems," he concluded.