Potato. Russia - 2007
September 21–24, 2007
First International specialized exhibition of potato’s manufacturing and storage technologies
Place: Russia, Moscow, All-Russian Exhibition centre, the demonstration fields of Lorkh VNIIKH (Lorkh All-Russian Research Institute for Potato growing)
Organizers: the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, All-Russian Exhibition Centre (AREC), International Exhibition Company EUROPOINT b.v.
Operator company: APK AREC, EUROPOINT b.v., Lorkh All-Russian Research Institute
As you know — Potato- is Russia's second bread!
For the first time, the biggest international congress and exhibition devoted to potato growing — Potato Russia — 2007 — will be held in Russia. The decision to hold the event was taken by the Ministers of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and the Netherlands during their visit to Potato 2005 in Emmeloord (the Netherlands). The event is expected to attract more than 200 participants/exhibitors from a great many countries worldwide, and thousands of visitors and specialists from the Russian and foreign agro industry.
The business programme of the following event includes:
- International congress. August 21, 22 (click)
- Evening Banguet. August 21
- Field Demonstrations. August 23
- Potato Show. August 21, 23
- Banquet in Korenevo. August 23
The congress will be held both in Russian and English, and simultaneous interpretation services will be available. The congress will cover all the links in the potato production chain, i.e. between breeders and growers, and between growers and consumers.
Congress programme in brief
- Potato consumption and marketing in various countries worldwide;
- Nutritional value and the importance of potatoes for a healthy and balanced diet;
- Advanced breeding;
- Biotechnology;
- Development of seed-growing;
- Modern machinery and equipment technologies;
- Use of fertilizers;
- Plant protection;
- Irrigation systems;
- Potatoes and eco safe farming;
- Potato harvesting and transportation;
- Storage and post-harvesting treatment
- Processing;
- Marketing of potatoes and their products;
- Trade and logistic issues of ware potatoes;
- Trade and logistic issues of seed potatoes.
The exhibition will enable leading Russian and foreign potato growers to exhibit their products, also to break into new markets, conclude profitable contracts with their partners from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Germany and many other countries.
Exhibitors are working in the following industries:
- Selection
- Biotechnology in potato?s production
- Agricultural machinery, equipment
- Melioration equipment
- breeding stations
- environmental organisations
- experimental farms
- fertilizer suppliers
- financial institutions
- manufacturers and suppliers of farm equipment
- packaging industry
- potato processing industry
- potato starch manufacturers
- public authorities
- quality control institutes
- research institutes
- suppliers of plant protection materials
- trading, import and export firms
Visitors:
- farmers
- financial and credit organizations, banks
- insurance companies
- investors
- leasing companies
- managers and specialists of agriculture area
- media
- science and education
- wholesale-purchasing organizations, dealers
POTATO RUSSIA AWARD
A wide range of new products will enable experts to choose from the best modern technologies and means of production to promote them in the Russian market.
Nominees can win Gold and Silver Medals and they are offered an opportunity to establish close co-operation with farmers.
Contacts:
Mrs. Khmelnitskaya Olga
Tel.: +7 495 748 -37-70
e-mail: olga@apkvvc.ru
