Russia to Increase Meat and Dairy Exports to Africa

UN experts expect that by 2500 the population of Africa will reach 2.5 billion people, while 10% of the residents of African countries are considered to be in the conditional middle class - and this is almost as much as the entire population of RUSSIA. All these people are interested in buying food products, a significant part of which is exported to the region. EXPORT to African countries is one of the most attractive now, notes ROSSELKHOZNADZOR . In order to help Russian farmers get used to the region, Rosselkhoznadzor is actively working to open new sales markets and recognize certificates for a wide range of goods, the agency said in a statement.

At the moment, Russia exports  food products to 43 African countries, mainly supplying grain - last year alone, Russia supplied $4.7 billion worth of agricultural products to Africa, of which $3.7 billion is estimated for grain supplies. However , livestock breeders are also interested in this direction. Thus, the National Union of Poultry Farmers noted that supplies of Russian poultry MEAT to Africa are less than 5% of all poultry exports from Russia. There are opportunities to increase supplies, experts believe, it is a matter of opening the market and obtaining certificates. But, as experts noted in a commentary for the publication "Veterinary Science and Life", it takes a very long time to receive feedback from some countries.

In total, 15 African countries are currently buying domestic livestock products. Rosselkhoznadzor is working to enter new markets; for example, since 2022, certificates have been received for the export of 10 livestock products to four countries in the region.

Another promising area for cooperation is veterinary science, experts believe. The epizootic situation in Africa is extremely tense, and Russia can support farmers by supplying vaccines against various animal diseases.