This was stated by Goar Barseghyan, Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission, at the plenary session of the All-Russian Field Day 2025 "Tasks for Future Growth: Increasing the Efficiency of Russian Crop Production" on July 4 in Volgograd.
"The agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Union countries is on the threshold of qualitative transformations. Transition of the agricultural market to a digital model is one of the instruments for accelerated growth of agricultural production. This is the direction in which the efforts of the EEC and national governments are focused," Goar Barseghyan noted.
The meeting discussed issues of increasing efficiency in crop production, including through modern digital solutions: unmanned technologies, digital monitoring
and robotic applications.
The event was attended by Oksana Lut, Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, and Yury Gorlov, Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus.
Within the framework of the business program Goar Barseghyan held a working meeting with Oksana Lut. It considered relevant matters of trade and economic cooperation between the EAEU States in the field of the agriculture. The two sides noted the need to deepen integration processes and ensure sustainable development of the industry, discussing the implementation of the Eurasian Economic Path Declaration on Developing the Economic Processes within the EAEU until 2030 and for the period until 2045 in the field of agriculture.
An agreement was reached to concentrate joint efforts on preparing proposals for launching a financial support mechanism for cooperation projects in the agricultural sector.
"Implementation of joint cooperation projects in agriculture will contribute to increased output, technological improvement, boosting interstate trade and economic ties, and mutual investments," the EEC Minister mentioned
Goar Barseghyan emphasized the importance of coordinated actions to achieve common goals regarding sustainable development of agriculture and regulation of the common agricultural market within the EAEU.
The EEC Minister also took part in the official opening and tour of the exhibition "All-Russian Field Day 2025", where she had a look at modern agricultural machinery and equipment.
