New January 2024 will end with an interesting and long-awaited event for all potato growers - the first international exhibition dedicated to modern technologies for the production and processing of potatoes and vegetables - POTATOES AND VEGETABLES AGROTECH | POTATO HORTI AGRITECH.
From January 24 to 26 in Moscow, at the Crocus Expo exhibition site, producers of potatoes and open-ground vegetables from Russia and the EAEU countries, representatives of the processing industry - producers of potato and vegetable chips, French fries, starch, frozen vegetables, canned vegetables, etc. will gather. d., managers and specialists of sales companies and retail, organizations providing services in the field of consulting, insurance and quality control, as well as representatives of industry associations, science and education, and specialized government agencies.
Why is this a long-awaited event for agricultural professionals? Because POTATOES AND VEGETABLES AGROTECH is truly the first specialized exhibition in Russia, combining in one place innovative solutions for all stages of production, processing and marketing of both potatoes and vegetables. This can be seen both in the topics of sections and participating companies, as well as in the issues discussed during business events. Issues of domestic selection, modern technologies for the production and processing of potatoes and vegetables, domestic sales markets and exports will be the focus of the exhibition.
Leading Russian and foreign breeders, manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, equipment and other means of production will present their developments and technological solutions. Among them are such companies as “August”, “Agrico Eurasia”, “Agro Expert Group”, “Agrokhim-XXI”, “Agropack”, “Alchak”, “APH Group”, GC “Chance”, “Gomselmash”, “Grimme” -Rus", "Dary Malinovka", "Interagro", "Kostroma Potatoes", "MAZ-RUS", "Molyanov Agro Group", "Norika-Slavia", "SeDeK", "Solana-Rus", "Ural Potatoes" , Shchelkovo Agrokhim, Madox Machines, Yigitsan Machinery and others.
Visitors will be able to get acquainted with the latest achievements of domestic and foreign selection - varieties of potatoes, vegetables and green crops; samples of agricultural machinery for potato and vegetable growing, loading equipment and equipment for transporting crops, equipment for storage and post-harvest processing of potatoes and vegetables, for deep processing of vegetable products, innovative projects for use in agriculture, as well as a wide range of mineral and organic fertilizers, means for improving soil fertility and plant protection and many others.
The exhibition exposition will be accompanied by an interesting and diverse business program, consisting of 28 events of various formats: thematic conferences, strategic and technological sessions, round tables and seminars.
The main event of the program is the plenary session “Strategy for the development of the potato and vegetable growing industry,” which will be attended by representatives of industry departments of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the Rosselkhozcenter, Rosselkhoznadzor, Rosagroleasing, the Center for Agroanalytics, the Federal Potato Research Center named after A.G. Lorja et al.
During all three days of the exhibition, tastings of Russian varieties of potatoes and vegetables and master classes on preparing dishes from them will be held. A special tasting of highly processed potato and vegetable products will be prepared for representatives of retail chains, with whom it will be possible to communicate during the Contact Exchange on January 25.
Representatives of medium and small businesses will be especially interested in the Federal Farmers' Forum, which will be held on the third day of the exhibition. The forum will include thematic round tables dedicated to vegetable growing, seed production, as well as cooperation issues, and discussions will be held on the effects of introducing innovations in this industry, as well as on the role of small businesses in the production of potatoes and vegetables. And chefs from the International Alliance of Professional Cooks will conduct a master class on preparing dishes from potatoes and vegetables.
The general partner of the exhibition is the Potato Union; the partners of the forum and individual events of the business program also include departments of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, industry associations, and major agricultural companies. The general information partner is the Potato System magazine.
POTATOES AND VEGETABLES AGROTECH is held simultaneously with the largest international agricultural exhibition in Russia, AGROS. In one pavilion there are three exhibition halls, about 700 manufacturers and suppliers of products for the agricultural sector. During the three days of the exhibition, at least 17 professionals from various branches of the agro-industrial complex are expected.
More information about the exhibition can be found on the official website of the event: www.potato-horti.ru.