250 Certified Organics Producers Operate in Russia
250 Certified Organics Producers Operate in Russia
14 May
There are about 250 agricultural producers and processors having organic certificates in the Russian Federation today. This was reported by Vyacheslav Fedyunin, Director of the Organic Producers Support Fund, at the XVI International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum”. He noted that this is a very small number given that there are more than 40 thousand producers of agricultural products across the country in general.
Organic standards primarily imply the production of goods without the use of chemical means –– pesticides and herbicides –– to protect the plants, Fedyunin said. Avoiding substances that are harmful to the environment helps to preserve the overall ecosystem.
“Organic and Halal standards can significantly improve the quality of life of people and, first of all, Russian citizens, because the Russian Federation has a very important and crucial resource –– land –– that can be easily involved in organic turnover and used to create high quality products,” Fedyunin emphasised, noting that both organic and Halal standards are aimed at preserving health and traditions which stand out in public consumption most.
Fedyunin stated that the organics market is now growing in the US, Europe, and China. At the same time, according to him, such prospects exist in Russia as well.
“We can pick up the full bundle of organic products in the Russian Federation today. Tatarstan contributes to this as well. However, it is necessary to make the said bundle with organic products available: not only to the end consumer through retail chains, but also in the format of social nutrition and catering –– for the children, because it is in childhood that the health of the nation is laid down,” stressed the Director of the Organic Producers Support Fund.
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The International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum”, which was granted federal status in 2022 by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, is being held for the 16th time on 13 18 May 2025. The Programme includes 200 events such as a Congress of Ministers of Transport within the Islamic countries; a Congress of Ministers of Culture within the Islamic countries; a Congress of Prosecutors General within the Islamic countries; a Congress of Auditors within the Islamic countries; the world’s largest conference on Islamic finance; conferences on the halal industry; a forum of Chambers of Commerce and Industry within the Islamic countries; as well as international exhibitions on economy, trade, and real estate held over 40 thousand sq. m. Representatives from 103 countries registered to participate in 2025. In 2024, the Event gathered more than 20 thousand participants from 87 countries, 87 constituent subjects of the Russian Federation, along with more than 40 diplomatic missions.
Organic standards primarily imply the production of goods without the use of chemical means –– pesticides and herbicides –– to protect the plants, Fedyunin said. Avoiding substances that are harmful to the environment helps to preserve the overall ecosystem.
“Organic and Halal standards can significantly improve the quality of life of people and, first of all, Russian citizens, because the Russian Federation has a very important and crucial resource –– land –– that can be easily involved in organic turnover and used to create high quality products,” Fedyunin emphasised, noting that both organic and Halal standards are aimed at preserving health and traditions which stand out in public consumption most.
Fedyunin stated that the organics market is now growing in the US, Europe, and China. At the same time, according to him, such prospects exist in Russia as well.
“We can pick up the full bundle of organic products in the Russian Federation today. Tatarstan contributes to this as well. However, it is necessary to make the said bundle with organic products available: not only to the end consumer through retail chains, but also in the format of social nutrition and catering –– for the children, because it is in childhood that the health of the nation is laid down,” stressed the Director of the Organic Producers Support Fund.
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The International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum”, which was granted federal status in 2022 by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, is being held for the 16th time on 13 18 May 2025. The Programme includes 200 events such as a Congress of Ministers of Transport within the Islamic countries; a Congress of Ministers of Culture within the Islamic countries; a Congress of Prosecutors General within the Islamic countries; a Congress of Auditors within the Islamic countries; the world’s largest conference on Islamic finance; conferences on the halal industry; a forum of Chambers of Commerce and Industry within the Islamic countries; as well as international exhibitions on economy, trade, and real estate held over 40 thousand sq. m. Representatives from 103 countries registered to participate in 2025. In 2024, the Event gathered more than 20 thousand participants from 87 countries, 87 constituent subjects of the Russian Federation, along with more than 40 diplomatic missions.
