Cooperation in the EAEU as the Path to the Efficient Development of the Agricultural Sector

" Positive trends are observed in the development of the agro-industrial system of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Since the establishment of this integration association, the volume of agricultural production has increased by 25.5 percent. The level of self-sufficiency in basic food products in the Union as a whole amounted to 92.2 percent in 2024. In the context of global economic turbulence, the agricultural sector faces a number of major challenges including market instability, disrupted production cycles and dependence on imported materials and equipment. To ensure the reliable functioning of the agro-industrial system of the EAEU member states, it is necessary to establish efficient mechanisms of interstate cooperation. Together with authorized government bodies and business community, the Commission is developing the conditions and criteria for a mechanism to support the implementation of joint projects in the agro-industrial systems of the EAEU member states. This mechanism will facilitate technology transfer, technological re-equipment, establishment of new joint productions and added value within production cooperation chains, and will help to build export capacity. The round table will bring together representatives of state authorities, scientific organizations and business, which will create a platform for exchanging views and developing joint solutions on topical issues of cooperation within the EAEU. Participants will be able to discuss best practices, identify existing barriers and propose ways to overcome them, which will be a step towards the efficient development of the region's agro-industrial system. Matters for discussion: which branches of the agro-industrial system have potential for interstate cooperation; conditions and criteria for financial support of joint cooperative projects in the agro-industrial system; what peculiarities should be taken into account in the development of a mechanism to support cooperation projects in the agro-industrial system; potential cooperation projects in the field of agro-industrial system; problems faced by business in the implementation of interstate projects; the role of financial institutions in supporting interstate projects in the EAEU."