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Brasilia. February 9, 2026. Mikhail Sterkin, Deputy General Director for Sales and Marketing, took part in the Russian-Brazilian Business Forum. The business forum was held in Brasilia as part of the 8th meeting of the Russian-Brazilian High-Level Commission on February 5, 2026.
The forum was organized by the Russian and Brazilian Entrepreneurs Councils, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Brazilian Export Promotion Agency ApexBrasil. The forum was opened by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.
As part of the forum's business program, a panel session entitled "Partnership between Russia and Brazil in Ensuring Food Security" was held, chaired by Russian Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and Brazilian Minister of Agriculture Carlos Favaro.
"Russia and Brazil are important players in the global food market and complement each other in many ways. Prospects for further cooperation are linked not only to expanding trade but also, above all, to the implementation of joint scientific and technological projects. Priority areas include plant breeding, genetic research in livestock farming, including the development of embryotransfer, as well as work on preserving and improving soil fertility, and the development and use of modern fertilizers, including biological ones. Russia is committed to expanding cooperation with Brazil in these areas. Agreements have been reached on developing partnerships and implementing joint projects, including with the participation of the Russian Academy of Sciences and other Russian and Brazilian scientific organizations," Oksana Lut emphasized in her speech.
As Mikhail Sterkin, Deputy CEO for Sales and Marketing, emphasized during the panel session, Brazil has traditionally been one of PhosAgro's key export markets:
"Last year, we supplied Brazilian farmers with 1.7 million tons of fertilizer. This is 2.5 times more than 10 years ago. Over the same period, our share of Brazil's total phosphate fertilizer imports almost doubled to 16%. Today, PhosAgro is the world's largest supplier of complex and integrated fertilizers to Brazil. PhosAgro has a wide range of mineral fertilizers—we produce 58 brands, including 16 with micronutrients. This allows us to take into account the specific characteristics of Brazil's regions and offer farmers the most sustainable solutions."
At the same time, the company is implementing a number of important humanitarian initiatives in Brazil.
"We launched the international Pro Agro Lectorium platform in English and Portuguese. It has become an international educational hub in modern agricultural technologies, received the status of the official educational platform of the BRICS Business Council's Agribusiness Working Group, and won the BRICS Solutions Awards. Nearly 170 leading academics and practitioners from around the world, including speakers from Brazil, have recorded over 420 lectures on agronomy and agrochemistry, crop and livestock production, innovation and digitalization in agriculture, economics, and responsible farming. Today, hundreds of farmers and students from Brazil are gaining new knowledge and information on the platform," said Mikhail Sterkin.
In recent years, PhosAgro has also launched 60 soil laboratories in Brazil, tasked with assessing the quality and safety of fertilizers and monitoring soil health. This initiative is being implemented jointly with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Over 50 young researchers from Brazil have received scholarships as part of the Green Chemistry Summer Schools organized by PhosAgro and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Grant support is also provided to scientists through the joint PhosAgro, UNESCO, and IUPAC project "Green Chemistry for Life."
"We will continue and expand this important work, strengthening the agro-industrial partnership between Russia and Brazil!" concluded Mikhail Sterkin.
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