93 organizations from 22 regions of Russia and the Republic of Belarus presented their products in the shopping and entertainment center "Kontur" in the city of Cheboksary. The organizers of the exhibition were the Ministry of Agriculture of the Chuvash Republic, Federal State Budgetary Institution “Federal Research Center for Potato named after A.I. A.G. Lorkha, State unitary enterprise of the Chuvash Republic "Agro-Innovations".
The central event of the business program of the exhibition was the scientific-practical conference "State and Prospects for the Development of the Modern Potato Industry in Russia".
An exposition of agricultural machinery was set up in an open area near the shopping center, where 11 suppliers exhibited about 50 machines.
Visitors to the event traditionally could take part in three tastings at once. Firstly, they were invited to try boiled potatoes of domestic and foreign varieties and vote for the most delicious options (the guests of the exhibition gave priority to Russian Gulliver and foreign Bernina). Further, everyone had the opportunity to appreciate the rich palette of tastes of Barin chips from Ozery JSC (crispy slices with paprika flavor became the leader of the popular vote). And of course, 100 different potato dishes prepared by the chefs of Azbuka Vkusa LLC enjoyed great success with the public.
At the end of the exhibition, Olga Dmitrieva, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Chuvash Republic, and Nikolai Vasiliev, Director of the Agro-Innovations CUE of the Chuvash Republic, presented diplomas to participants and certificates to partners and sponsors of the event.
During the exhibition, the sale of seed potatoes to the population was organized. In two days, 40 tons of seed material of more than 20 promising varieties of domestic and foreign selection were sold. Well-known seed farms of the republic participated in the trade - Agrofirma Glory to Potatoes LLC of the Komsomolsky District, FGBNU Chuvash Research Institute of Agriculture, Agrokhmel LLC of the Vurnarsky District Kartofel LLC of the Yadrinsky District, K (F) Kh Stepanova V.I. Yadrinsky district, K (F) X Fedorova V.A. Morgaushsky district.