General Information:
Russian-talking market that used to be concentrated only in USSR is now split among many nations, mostly the republics of former USSR, but also large population centers in some of the western countries. Most of the Decision-Makers in these countries will generally prefer to read information in their mother language, even if they can use local languages. Information flow between these different centers is insufficient and there is a growing demand for services, such as AgroList offers.

Useful Data:
Just before USSR collapse there were about 260 Million Russian Talking people living in one country. Nowadays Russian Talking population in the world is roughly allocated as follows:

• About 160 Million at Russia itself
• About 80 M. at former USSR republics
• About 2 M. at Germany
• About 3 M. in USA
• About 1.4 M. at Canada
• About 1 M. at Latin America
• About 1 M. at Israel

Important notes:

• Customers of Russian origin are generally characterized as highly educated with technical orientation, curiosity and a strong motivation.
• Internet use in Russia for example, is accelerating very fast. In 2003 15 million Internet users were reported and the prediction for year 2008 is about 50 M.
• AgroList experts have found out that most search engines in Russia can easily locate Russian producers and present them at a high rank in the lists, but for foreign producers they generally have much lower results.

The market, in general, and specifically Agricultural market in Russia and its neighbors is recently developing fast, whereas investors are seeking best quality products in economical prices. We have got to the conclusion that through AgroList.com portal, we can become the interface between the eager consumers and the producers, looking for an efficient way to promote their goods in this huge market.