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Industry EVENT news
AgroFarm has continued its dynamic growth in 2011.
230 exhibitors from 19 countries presented an extensive range of products and services linked to animal husbandry, breeding, feeding and health as well as primary processing on 10,100 mē from 12 to 14 April 2011.
With 8,930 livestock farmers and experts, the event was again able to increase visitor attendance by 6 percent.
The wide-ranging technical programme with more than 50 events generated considerable interest amongst professionals.
AgroFarm is organised by DLG International GmbH, and IEC of AREC.
The next AgroFarm event is scheduled to take place from 7 to 9 February 2012.
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FIAAP Asia 2012, Victam Asia 2012 & GRAPAS Asia 2012 already more than 50% of exhibition area sold at larger new venue in Bangkok.
Following the success of the last FIAAP, Victam and GRAPAS event in Thailand the organizers have announced that sales for the next event are well ahead of schedule and that already well over 50 percent of the exhibition area has been reserved.
The 2012 event takes place from 15 - 17 FEBRUARY 2012 and will have a similar format to that of the successful 2010 show which attracted almost 6000 industry executives from throughout South and South East Asia. There will again be a FIAAP exhibition (feed ingredients, additives & formulation), a Victam exhibition (feed processing & biomass technology) & a GRAPAS exhibition (rice milling & grain processing). All three trade shows will be co-located within one hall which will enable visitors to view the products and technology they require in order to formulate and operate safe and economic animal feed production and grain processing facilities.
This also benefits the exhibitors as the three shows attract additional visitors from related but different industry sectors to view their displays. There is one major change to the entire event though - the venue. The shows and their conferences will no longer be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok, they will move to the impressive purpose built exhibition venue of BITEC in Bangkok.
The Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre is now just a few minutes from downtown Bangkok as from August this year the exhibition centre will be connected directly by Skytrain to the heart of this exciting vibrant city. As you would expect the Skytrain will be fully air-conditioned and will only cost a few Baht for the comfortable journey.
Again there will be specific technical conferences on Aquafeed, Feed Ingredients, Petfood, Biomass Technology, Grain Processing and the Thai Feed Conference. Further announcements on the conference series and programmes will follow shortly. For further information on each exhibition please go to the home pages or contact the Organizers head office in The Netherlands. The local country consultants will also be able to assist you. These are listed on the website - www.victam.com under 'Contact Information' .
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GEAPS EXCHANGE 2012
Exchange 2011, held in Portland, Oregon, February 27 through March 1, was a huge success for everyone involved. As predicted, Exchange 2011 welcomed a large number of attendees: over the Expo's three days, 2,065 delegates, exhibitors and guests came to Portland for Exchange 2011, and 368 booth spaces were occupied by 264 companies. Attendees enjoyed countless hours of networking and the largest-ever student day program, as well as 30+ hours of educational programming. Looking ahead to Exchange 2012 in Minneapolis, Minn., booth sales are already breaking records. During Exchange 2011, all 383 booths in the main hall were sold to 212 companies. An annex with an additional 62 booths will be opening later this summer and there are already many companies on the waiting list to select their booth location for 2012 once the annex becomes available.
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 Latin America expands GLOBALG.A.P Certification to livestock and aquaculture
The Sao Paulo TOUR 2011 Event Demonstrated the Strength of Regional Producer Networks and Commitment to Food Safety and Quality
Sao Paulo, 8th June 2011
Participants of the TOUR 2011 event came from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and others. They learnt about the progress of GLOBALG.A.P Certification activities in Latin America. The region is bringing about one of the biggest expansions into livestock and aquaculture certification coming from the traditionally strong base of fruit and vegetable certification, a number of initiatives are now focusing on aquaculture and livestock. As host country, Brazil alone showed important advances in the implementation of Good Agricultural Practice in products like poultry (in particular for Europe), aquaculture (native species), palm oil, soya, maize, cattle and others. Brazil also proved how GLOBALG.A.P makes its products more competitive and increases clients' trust.
A presented example of engagement was Nova Mutum. Nova Mutum presented the concept of Good Agricultural Practice for integrating a whole region within Mato Grosso. The standard MUTUMGAP, as main result of this work, was officially presented to GLOBALG.A.P to begin the benchmarking procedure.
Important work has been done by the National Technical Working Group (NTWG) in Latin America. They developed the interpretation guidelines for both Integrated Farm Assurance and GRASP social assessments and the interface with the public sector organizations in the country. Their active participation in GLOBALG.A.P technical consultations place the NTWG as the best tool to achieve the standards harmonization in a country.
Of interest to participants was to learn what impact Asia has on the LA region. Wang Daning, Deputy Chief Administrator, Certification and Accreditation Administration of P.R (CNCA) from China underlined his offer to cooperate with GLOBALG.A.P on the implementation of Good Agricultural Practice in China, and mentioned that this is also likely to have an impact on international trade with China.
Finally, the role of traceability is growing in the entire sector, and that was reflected by several presentations including beef from Uruguay (by Felipe D'Albora, INAC) and also fruit and vegetables for national retail and processing operators (by Thomas Eckschmidt, PariPassu). Traceability is also the pre-requisite for the Primary Farm Assurance - PFA Standard of GLOBALG.A.P to prepare producers on the way to full GLOBALG.A.P Certification.
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Brazil had the privilege of hosting for the second time The Annual International Conference and Exposition of the World Aquaculture Society
WAS 2011 - which took place from June 6-10 in the beautiful city of Natal, located in the Northeast region of the country. This year's event was held in conjunction with FENACAM 2011, the annual National Shrimp Fair hosted by ABCC, the Brazilian Shrimp Farmers Association.
With WAS/FENACAM 2011 just completed, the World Aquaculture Society in conjunction with the European Aquaculture Society is already well into development of their next joint meeting, AQUA 2012 Global Aquaculture - Securing our Future which is scheduled for September 1 - 5 in the Czech Republic capital, Prague.
Please visit www.tour2011.org for presentations, photos and more information.
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Sri Lanka Livestock and Poultry Expo starting from 7-9 July in BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Aviana Sri Lanka 2011 will be one of the biggest Expo in Livestock Sector in Asia, showing Live Animal and Poultry Show.
More than 100 Foreign Exhibitors participating from 20 countries is offering a unique platform to exhibit innovative technologies in growing Asian market. His Excellency President of Sri Lanka will inaugurate the Exhibition. Two day Technical seminar on poultry and dairy industry, Livestock show, Exhibition of Vet Pharma, vaccines, Equipments and feed additives are going to boast approx 15,000 people including farmers, distributors, veterinarians etc. in three days event. Web: www.avianaafrica.com or Email: info@aviana.co.ke
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