The 19th edition of Iran“s leading agricultural trade show will open its doors from 27 to 30 May. Against the background of support by the National Development Fund amounting to two billion US-Dollars the International Agricultural Trade Fair, iran ago is organized by Palar Samaneh of Tehran and fairtrade of Germany. iran agro 2012 takes place at the Tehran International Fairgrounds.
According to Theresa Weissbrodt, project manager with fairtrade: „iran agro provides an ideal business platform to meet all of the Iranian and international top-level decision-makers, looking to upgrade their production facilities“. This statement is emphasized by the number of exhibitors in 2012. Three official pavilions from China, Spain and Turkey and 57 exhibitors from seven countries, Brazil, China, Germany, Iran, Netherlands, Spain and Turkey will discuss business with more than 30,000 visitors.
The Iranian agricultural minister, Sadeq Khalilian says that about 2 billion US-Dollars from the National Development Fund will be made available for developing the processing industry, fisheries, greenhouses and water and soil resources. Khalilian further states, that the agricultural sector has seen significant progress in recent years. Adding, agricultural production in the last Iranian year (ended March 20) reached about 107 million tons indicating a growth of 15 per cent compared to the figure for the previous year. The main policies of the ministry are the mechanization and renovation of agro infrastructure.
For the first time in Iran, an Online Market Place has been established for an international exhibition. The iran agro interactive online community allows exhibitors and visitors to connect before, during and after the event. www.visit.iran-agro.com .
To create valuable synergies for exhibitors and trade visitors alike, iran agro 2012 takes place concurrently with iran food + hospitality (312 exhibitors from 11 countries), and iran food + bev tec (242 exhibitors from 17 countries), the three dedicated events building the frame of „iran agrofood 2012“ with altogether 611 exhibitors in 2012.
fairtrade Messe und Ausstellungs GmbH & Co KG:
Seit ihrer Gründung 1991 zählt die fairtrade Messegesellschaft zu den führenden Veranstaltern internationaler Fachmessen in den aufstrebenden Märkten Nordafrikas, des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens und Osteuropas. Seit 2003 gibt es neben der fairtrade Zentrale in Heidelberg eine Tochterfirma in Algier. Durch die Zertifizierung nach ISO 9001:2008, und die Mitgliedschaft bei der UFI – The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, organisiert fairtrade internationale Events gemäß den UFI Qualitätsstandards.
Kontakt:
fairtrade Messe
Kim Wolters
Kurfürsten Anlage 36
69115 Heidelberg
+496221456513
http://www.iran-agro.com
k.wolters@fairtrade-messe.de
Pressekontakt:
fairtrade Messe GmbH
Dominik Rzepka
Kurfürsten Anlage 36
69115 Heidelberg
d.rzepka@fairtrade-messe.de
+496221456522
http://www.fairtrade-messe.de
