AGRAme 2009 – An Exceptional 36% increase in visitors

AGRAme, four closely linked exhibitions under one roof showcased the latest advances to improve agriculture and irrigation; animal husbandry and poultry farming; floriculture and horticulture; plus fisheries and aquaculture in the Middle East region from 30th March – 1st April. The event featured over 100 exhibitors from more than 25 countries and a 20% year-on-year increase in exhibit space.

More than 3000 industry professionals and decision makers from 66 countries visited AGRAme 2009. The concluding figures marked an astounding 36% increase in visitors over last year.

The year 2009 also witnessed the launch of VETme, a co-located event dedicated to the booming veterinary industry in the region. VETme attracted 29 exhibitors from all over the world. The VETme conference sessions, held alongside VETme, were attended by 30 veterinary delegates from the region.

With more than 35% of the exhibit space already rebooked by 2009 exhibitors, AGRAme 2010 is expected to witness an increase of 60% in exhibit space.

The AGRAme 2009 Seminar Programme:

The AGRAme held a seminar programme which ran over all three days of the show. The sessions were informative and covered subjects on fish farming, poultry feed, biological future, irrigation and many more thought provoking and valuable topics.

The seminars were addressed by CEOs, Managing Directors, Technicians and Technologists exhibiting at the show and were attended by a large number of industry professionals, traders and decision makers from the agribusiness industry.

Entry to the seminars was free of charge and complementary CDs of the presentations were distributed to the audience.

A Glimpse at the Seminar Topics:

- Fish farming in recirculation system - Opportunities in the Gulf region. 
- Mastering Harsh Climate Farming.
- A Healthy Gut for Optimal Performance through Target Release Concepts in Poultry Feed.
- Save Water and Save Energy for Green Environment.
- Ten Problems, Ten Solutions – Strategies for Success!
- Offshore fish farming – challenges on bio security.
- Towards a Biological Future.
- Are you ready for the Aquafeed of the future?
- Aspects of Poultry Houses Ventilation.

What Exhibitors at AGRAme 2009 had to say:

Greg Bunge – Alltech Middle East , UAE

"Another fantastic and well organised event! Not only was the 3 day event a success, but the pre-event invitations, electronic reminders and SMS updates were well received. It is good to see that during these trying economic times that AGRAme has continued to grow. The size of the show now makes it one of the largest in the region. We look forward to meeting the industry at future events.”

Viren Narkar – HH Technologies, USA

“It was a terrific show! More than what we expected. Co-operation from the show staff was excellent. Got over 10 positive leads.”

Jerry Chaffee – VICOR, USA

“We are really pleased with our participation in AGRAme because we are able to meet potential customers from a wide variety of countries in the region. The number of visitors is reasonable for the size of exhibition but more importantly, the quality of the people is very high. We believe the benefits from AGRAme will be substantial and we intend to participate next year.”

Simon Joshua – Natureform, USA

“We have exhibited for the past 3 years and are happy with the developments in terms of visitor numbers and also exhibitors. As usual the quality of visitors and leads was extremely high with an excellent proportion of relevant visitors. We look forward to attending in 2010.”

Paul Broekema – Walinga, Canada

“This being my first time at an exhibition in the Gulf region, I was satisfied with the exposure to prospects received, happy with the services provided and the efforts put forward by the organisers of the AGRAme 2009 in Dubai.“

Graeme Sait – Nutri-Tech Solutions, Australia

“We are an Australian company who attended this show to build our distributorship in this region. We have had strong interest from companies in 7 different countries in the region. So we are well satisfied with the response to our attendance.”

Abdul Saleem Sajawal – AIMCO, Saudi Arabia

“AGRAme is the best opportunity for international companies to introduce themselves to the Gulf region. Our business and image has grown year by year in the Gulf region, by our participation in AGRAme.”

Erri Middle East, Denmark

“The fair has been very good for us with many interested visitors. We will be back next year. “

Dynamic Fodder, Australia

“The AGRAme show has been a medium through which Dynamic Fodder expanded its distribution base and channels of its reliable corrosion resistant and transportable fodder production modules. The module has been running consistently in the AGRAme show, demonstrating the technology to the region, which has led to an increase in sales for this region.”

AGRAme 2010 will take place at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, 29th to 31st March.

More than 35% of the space for AGRAme 2010 is already SOLD OUT!

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