About Exhibition

Specialized exhibition-conference «Fruit and vegetables of Ukraine-2010»

December 1-3

Organizers:

“Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits”
“Expocenter of Ukraine” National Complex

Conference manager:

“Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits” weekly journal (Publisher “APK-Inform”)

Exhibition manager:

“Expocenter of Ukraine" National Complex

Participants:

Suppliers of post-harvest handling, cold and CA storage and packing equipment for fruits, vegetables and berries
Suppliers of vegetable seeds, chemicals, seedlings, greenhouses, irrigation systems, other inputs and agricultural machinery and equipment for cultivation of fruits and vegetables
Large growers and processors of vegetables, fruit and berries
Traders of fruits & vegetables, managers of upermarkets’ fresh produce departments, transportation and forwarding companies, analytical agencies, research institutes, insurance and leasing companies

Exhibition topics:

Modern hybrids and varieties of vegetables, fruit and berries, production of planting material and seedlings
Modern technologies of growing and harvesting of fruits, vegetables, berries, potatoes and grapes

Special emphasis will be on the drip irrigation systems, modern plant protection means, fertilizers and micro-fertilizers, soil preparation machines, precision planters and transplanters, sprayers and harvesters.

Post-harvest handling technologies for fruits & vegetables:

- time and method of harvesting, pre-cooling

- washing, peeling, sorting, calibration, cutting

Cold and CA storage of fruits and vegetable:

- construction of new and modification of old warehouses for fruit & vegetables storage, taking into consideration modern requirements for isolation, ventilation, humidity control and other factors

- peculiarities of storage regimes for different fruits, vegetables and berries

- peculiarities of storing fruit and vegetables in controlled atmosphere (CA) facilities

Fruit and vegetable processing technologies:

- initial processing, deep freezing, drying

- canning and equipment for canning factories

- production of puree, juices, jams, etc

Modern packing for fruits and vegetables:

- cardboard boxes, modern packing for berries

- cells for fruits and berries

- plastic containers for long-term fruit storage

- net-sleeve, stretch-tape and other kinds of packing for fruit and vegetables;

- machines for packing of fruits, berries and vegetables

Effective marketing of fruit and vegetables:

- peculiarities of fresh produce retail trading, effective merchandising, equipment for fresh produce departments of supermarkets (modern cases, scales and other trade equipment)

- efficient production and marketing of fruits and vegetables (selection of crops, market information about prices and market reviews, contract farming, using Internet as a marketing tool, etc.)

- prospects of wholesale market network development in Ukraine

In the exhibition program:

- International conference «Fruit and vegetables of Ukraine-2010» (organizer ІА «APK-Іnform»)

- competitions for participants and visitors

Goals of the exhibition:

Introduction of technological and investment potential of fruit and vegetable industry of Ukraine and attracting new domestic and foreign investments into the industry
Promoting development of fruit & vegetable market infrastructure
Promoting international trade of fresh produced as well as processed fruits & vegetables, establishing new fruitful business contacts
Development of modern and competitive fruit and vegetable business
Applying new scientific findings in the fruit & vegetable business

All participants of the exhibition will have an opportunity to present their products and services, conclude fruitful contracts with fruit & vegetable industry players and expand their marketing opportunities

Informational Support:

Magazines: “Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits”, “Vegetable Growing”, ”Agrosvit”, ”Agromarket”, ”Agropartner”, “Kharchovyk”,”Exhibitions and Fairs Calendar”, “Products and Ingredients”, “Food & Drinks”, “Chemistry. Astronomy. Service”, “Goods.Services.Prices”, “House.Garden.Vegetable Garden”, “The Real Master”, “Agro Perspective”, “Food Industry”, “Agribusiness Today”

News-papers:“Farmer economy”, “Agricultural Life in Ukraine”, “Agrarnyk”

Weekly publications: “Press - exchange”

Expocenter provides the following exhibition services:

projection, design, decorating of expositions
standard and exclusive stand design
advertising services
inclusion of participants’ contact information the printed and electronic versions of the exhibition’s catalogue
flower-decorative exposition mounting
transport-forwarding and customs services, insurance
hotel reservation services