Posted: 30.09.2021 12:35:00

Time to show oneself

Belarus presented its national pavilion at the Novi Sad international agricultural exhibition in Serbia

Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Belarus in Serbia
Belarus’ Industry Minister Piotr Parkhomchik was received by the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. During the meeting, the high level of relations between the two countries was confirmed and the potential for the development and deepening of economic ties was noted.
Novi Sad International Agricultural Fair is the largest exhibition in South-Eastern Europe. This year, more than 600 companies took part in the event. National pavilions were presented by nine countries: Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia and the Czech Republic.
The organiser of the exposition of Belarusian manufacturers Made in Belarus is the Belinterexpo exhibition unitary enterprise of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Belarus was the largest foreign participant in the exhibition, with more than 30 companies presenting their goods. Famous Belarusian brands were among the exhibitors.
The Molochny Mir Company demonstrated rennet and soft cheeses, sterilised milk, butter and cream. The Soligorsk Poultry Farm showcased chicken and quail eggs smoked over birch and alder with mustard, black pepper, garlic and turmeric, while Belshina, Mogilevkhimvolokno, Lakokraska and the Mining Wax Plant presented new items and developments in the chemical and petrochemical industries. Among the samples of Belshina’s products are tyres for tractors, agricultural vehicles and dump trucks, which provide increased resistance to cuts and chips, alongside polyester fibres, paints and varnishes, as well as paraffins, waxes, and cooling lubricants.
Photo: belinterexpo.by

A number of innovative developments, including biotechnological solutions for the agro-industrial complex, were demonstrated by the institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Preparations for protecting and stimulating plant growth were presented by the Institute of Microbiology and the Institute of General and Bioorganic Chemistry. Moreover, a biological analogue of human lactoferrin — used for the production of products in the field of medicine, pharmaceuticals, cosmetology, food industry — was demonstrated by the Research and Production Centre for Animal Breeding.
An innovative half-row harvester for gathering chokeberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry and rose hips was brought to the attention of Serbian farmers by the Research and Production Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Cost savings when using the harvester is 30 percent compared to analogues.
The capabilities of the ‘Palesse’ grain and forage harvesters were demonstrated by the Gomselmash enterprise — one of the leaders in the world market of complex agricultural machines. Samples of equipment produced by the Minsk Tractor Works, the Bobruisk Plant of Tractor Parts and Units and other manufacturers of agricultural machinery were on show by the Belarus-Agropanonka joint venture in the open area of the exhibition.
A representative delegation from Belarus took part in the events: Minister of Industry, Piotr Parkhomchik, Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vladimir Ulakhovich, First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Sergei Chizhik, as well as other heads of Belarusian exporting enterprises.
A memorandum of intent was also signed between the Belkommunmash enterprise and the Serbian company Tehnograd to create an assembly plant for electric buses. Moreover, a number of meetings and consultations took place on the fringes of the exhibition.
Belarusian enterprises held negotiations with several dozen representatives of regional business, discussing co-operation in a number of areas. In particular, farmers from Serbia showed interest in purchasing self-propelled units for harvesting apples produced by the Scientific and Production Center for Agricultural Mechanisation of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Based on materials of belta.by