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EVENTS
Farming Calendar 2022
FAO lends support to revive degraded land
FEBRUARY Sudan Poultry Expo https://www.meyn.com/events/sudan-poultry-expo
KHARTOUM
MARCH 10-12
IDMA and VICTAM EMEA 2022 https://idmavictam.com/
ISTANBUL By reviving degraded land, farmers do not have to clear additional forest to turn into cropland.
APRIL 7-9
AgriTech Expo Zambia https://www.agritech-expo.com/
ZAMBIA
13-14
Africa Agri Expo https://africa-agriexpo.com/
VIRTUAL
JUNE 15-17
7th Agritech Africa NAIROBI https://www.agritecafrica.com/?wordfence_logHuman=1&hid= 304C58122850422305C3D1533C813345
23-24
Africa Food Sustainability Summit https://ceobusinessafrica.com/green/
NAIROBI
SEPTEMBER 11-14
International Agricultural Exhibition for Africa and the Middle East https://www.saharaexpo.com/en/home.html
CAIRO
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20-23
IN AN EFFORT to aid farmers who are dealing with tough farming conditions and restore farmland, FAO has brought a state-of-the art heavy digger, the Delfino plough, to the Sahel region. This is a part of its Action Against Desertification (AAD) programme, and will be used to cut through impacted, bone-dry soil to a depth of more than half a metre. Four Delfinos have been introduced into four countries – Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal – as part of FAO’s Great Green Wall initiative. The Delfino creates large half-moon catchments ready for planting seeds and seedlings, boosting rainwater harvesting tenfold and making soil more permeable for planting than the traditional and backbreaking – method of digging by hand. The half-moon is a traditional Sahel planting method which creates contours to stop rainwater runoff, improving water infiltration and keeping the soil moist for longer. This creates favourable micro-climate conditions allowing seeds and seedlings to flourish. Moctar Sacande, coordinator of FAO’s Action Against Desertification programme, said, "Restoring degraded land back to productive good health is a huge opportunity for Africa. It brings big social and economic benefits to rural farming communities. It’s a bulwark against climate change and it brings technology to enhance traditional knowledge.”
PARANTEZ INTERNATIONAL FAIR and Victam International, the organisers of events for the grain and feed milling sectors, have combined their expertise to form the IDMA and VICTAM EMEA exhibition, running from 10-12 March 2022. The ninth International Flour, Feed, Semolina, Rice, Corn, Bulgur Milling Machinery and Pulses, Pasta, Biscuit Technologies Exhibition (incorporated under the name IDMA AND VICTAM EMEA) will be held at the Istanbul Expo Center, Turkey. The two companies aim to create significant added value with this cooperation by bringing together all the components of the grain, feed and pulses sectors on a stronger and more extensive platform under the roof of IDMA AND VICTAM EMEA. Parantez and Victam will provide exhibitors and visitors with great convenience and significant advantages in marketing, sales, and operational activities. It will also contribute to the faster growth of companies in international markets. Zübeyde Kavraz, chairwoman of the Parantez, commented, “Thanks to this cooperation, in Istanbul we will exhibit the technologies of the compound feed and grain markets, of which annual trade volumes are US$500bn and US$165bn respectively, according to the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF). “This cooperation will prevent our participants and visitors from being divided into smaller events organised at different points and provide them with an opportunity to come together on a more efficient platform. This means a great deal of convenience and
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Bringing all components of grain and feed sectors under one roof
The two companies have set out to become an ‘International event of the grain and feed milling industry’.
savings for companies in terms of operational activities and a much stronger and extensive marketing network,” she added. For more information visit the website: https://idmavictam.com/
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