Sochi hosted the IV All-Russian Grain Forum 2025, organized by the Union of Grain Exporters and Producers with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

The event brought together more than 1,000 participants, including about 60 foreign partners. The forum is aimed at discussing the main issues of the industry and developing suitable solutions together with leading experts, communicating with partners in order to develop and implement modern technologies in production processes, and building business cooperation and expanding opportunities for commercial cooperation. 

Stavropol State Agrarian University was represented at the forum by Vladimir Samoylenko, Vice Rector for International Cooperation and Career Guidance, in the section «Human resources potential of the industry: synergy of business, education and the state.» The moderator was Sabina Sodikova, CEO of the Russian division of Agrozan Commodities, founder of the Academy of International Business Practice. The section was also attended by Ksenia Shevelkina, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Artem Malgin, Vice—Rector for Development at MGIMO, Elena Khokhlova, First Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at the Timiryazev Russian State Agrarian University, and Alexander Linnikov, Rector of the State University for Land Management.