The agreement predusmatrivaet interaction of the parties in the sphere of production, storage and export of agricultural products. The signing of this document will allow the Tambov farmers to sell grain in the event of a surplus in the domestic market in Turkey according to market prices. The company OOO "Agrofood" intends to act as the exporter and the shipper, a Turkish company, as purchaser. In addition, the agreement will allow to create equal opportunity in the sale of grain for export to Tambov farmers of different ownership forms — from large holdings to small farms, said the Agency interlocutor.

"Tambov oblast will become the first Russian region, where it will be developed a new model of service export cooperation. This will require a lot of time. Requirements are high, but there is confidence that this form of international cooperation will be successful and will be replicated in other regions" — the press service quoted the words of Nikitin.

Summing up the meeting, the head of the region quoted the Turkish proverb: "It is the mirror of man." "I hope that in the mode of business cooperation based on the principles of respect and trust we will develop our partnership", — said Nikitin.

In recent years, the Tambov region provides high yields of crops. Fully meeting domestic demand, selhoztovaroproizvoditeljam send part of its production for export to Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Azerbaijan and European countries. Since the beginning of 2018 846,2 shipped thousands of tons of grain, including exports — 516,2 thousand tons, said the press service.