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EVENTS
AFTER A DELAY of three years due to the pandemic and two postponed editions, IFTEX 2022 is set to take place from 30 May to 1 June at the Oshwal Convention Center in Nairobi, Kenya. With more than 125 Kenyan and international exhibiting companies and a strong growing number of registered international flower buyers, the event will present the ideal opportunity for growers and buyers to meet and boost business. Growers and buyers being confronted with strong increased costs from every corner and, as well having to deal with various other economical threats, are facing real tough challenges. Following some very difficult years for the industry, the organisers are hoping for this year’s fair to contribute to the recovery and strengthening of the floral industry. It will take a lot of effort and entrepreneurial courage to overcome all the hurdles before the sector, but IFTEX offers the opportunity for it to come together and address these together. Flower buyers such as importers, wholesalers, retailers, etc; growers of flowers, plants, vegetables, fruits & herbs are considered qualified attendees. The conference is being organised and
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IFTEX to return after three years
The organisers are hoping for this year’s fair to contribute to the recovery and strengthening of the floral industry.
managed by HPP Exhibitions with the support of the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) of Kenya and the Kenya Flower Council. It is being sponsored by Kuehne + Nagel and so far a wide range of exhibitors are already signed up including Alani Gardens, Greenspan Agritech, Richel
Group, SB Talee, United Selections Kenya and many more. To find all the available updated information around the event, including how to register or exhibit, visit the website: https://hppexhibitions.com/iftex/
RUNNING FROM 31 May to 2 June 2022, VICTAM International will present a series of high-quality conferences alongside business matchmaking opportunities to accommodate the animal feed industry professionals in attendance. The event, which is being held at Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, Netherlands, is colocated with GRAPAS Europe, the event for the grain, flour and rice processing industries and VIV Europe. Attendees will be able to discover the latest technology, ingredients and additives to manufacture and process feed for animals, pets and aquatics as well as the latest technology for grain and flour milling. Conferences include the grain storage seminar; ‘build my feedmill’; a roundtable on the sustainability and future trends on milling technology; and much more. At the last live event, held in Germany in 2019, industry executives and stakeholders arrived in their thousands with every continent represented. After it was completed, 91% of exhibitors stated that they would participate in the next edition of the conference and, when asked for their assessment of the show, it was rated 8 out of 10, with visitors giving it an 8.5. Those in
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VICTAM International: a ‘one stop’ show for animal feed decision makers
At the last live event, industry executives and stakeholders arrived in thousands.
attendance were reportedly very pleased with the exhibits, the newly-launched products as well as the quality of sessions available. There are high hopes that this year’s edition will be equally as successful. Exhibitors at the event include Andritz, Famsun, Zheng Chang, Milling and Grain and many more. Of those in attendance, 57% are expected to be from the animal feed industry; 22% from the aquafeed and
pet food industry; with the remaining 21% representing the grain, flour and rice industries. In the previous editions, the representation of job functions included 42.49% CEOs or directors; 17.83% nutritionists and feed formulators; and 39.68% management. For more information, visit the website: https://victaminternational.com/
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