THE PRESIDENT OF TATARISTAN HOSTED THE TURKISH DELEGATION UNDER THE LEAD OF TABAN GIDA
The delegation gathered under the leadership of Aras Demir, the Founder of Vivalon Group Company Taban Gıda, one of the leading companies in the agricultural food supply industry, was hosted by Tatarstan President Rüstem Minnihanov. During the meeting, important steps were taken to increase cooperation with Tatarstan, to strengthen investments in the region and to carry out joint projects.
After a series of meetings and the first presentation of the investment potential by the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in Istanbul under the leadership of Taban Gıda, the Turkish delegation, consisting of leading business people of the agri-food sector, was hosted by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rüstem Minnihanov. While during the meeting hosted by President Rustam Minnikhanov at the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan, Nail Zalakov, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, investors, bank representatives and heads of the largest agricultural holdings in Tatarstan took part in, Aras Demir, the Founder of Vivalon Group Company Taban Gıda, took part in the meeting representing Türkiye.
“The Republic of Türkiye is one of the important partners of the Republic of Tatarstan…”
During the meeting, in which issues related to cooperation in Tatarstan’s agriculture sector were discussed, President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rüstem Minnihanov emphasized the importance of economic relations with Türkiye and said, “The Republic of Türkiye is one of the important partners of the Republic of Tatarstan. In this context, we value relations with Türkiye. Turkish companies invested about 2 billion dollars in the Republic of Tatarstan. 10 Turkish factories in the region are achieving significant success. We have 4.6 million hectares of agricultural land and 955 thousand head of cattle. About half of our region’s agricultural products are produced on private farms”.
Proposal for flour mill investment was submitted.
Stating that they had a very important meeting for the development of joint projects for agriculture, Aras Demir said, “Taban Gıda is a company specializing in the trade of agricultural products from Russia and CIS countries to Türkiye and third countries. In 2020, the volume of wheat supply from Russia and the countries of the region exceeded 2 million tons. This region is the world’s agri-food store. As a company, we are ready to cooperate with Tatarstan. Rüstem Minnihanova presented our suggestions for a flour mill investment in this region. It is very important for the two countries to take precautions against the global crises that the sector is facing and strengthen the sector by developing joint investment projects. Tatarstan is a high-intensity agricultural production region. Owning 2.2% of Russia’s agricultural land, the country produces 4.2% of its gross agricultural production. At the same time, it stands out as one of the most economically developed and most attractive regions of Russia in terms of investment.