Road Show: International Trade fair on Organics

and Millets 2018

In Middle East Organic & Natural Product Expo

18 th to 20 th Nov 2018, Dubai World Trade Centre,

UAE

About MENOPE

Middle East Organic & Natural

Products Expo 2018 is the one and

only event for organic and natural

products in the region. The event

provides international and regional

companies from different sectors,

instant access to a dynamic and

expanding market. For the past 15 years, exhibitors and visitors have conducted

business, launched new products and found new opportunities through the expo.

This year its the 16th Edition of the Middle East Organic and Natural Products Expo in

Dubai.

The Event was organised by Global Links Exhibition Organizers & Conferences

LLC under patronage of United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Climate change and

Environment, Govt of UAE.

The Program was designed for three days from 18.11.2018 to 20.11.2018.

Program Schedule

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Total 250 exhibitors participated from 50 countries while 12 are

country pavilion

Sunday, 18th Nov

Official Opening and tour ofstands

Hosted Buyer onsite match-making

Trade visitors Product presentations Knowledge sessions

TUESDAY, 20th Nov

2018

Pre-scheduledappointments withHosted Buyers

Meetings with VIPbuyers

Trade visitors

Monday , 19th Nov

Pre-scheduledappointments withHosted Buyers

Meetings with VIPbuyers

Trade visitors Product presentations Knowledge sessions

Seminars:

Over 15 Sessions have been held by industry experts on topics ranging

from how to set-up organic farms in the UAE to the Global policy toolkit on public

support to organic agriculture

Venue: Hosted at the Dubai World Trade Centre, the UAE's leading event

venue.

The Sales Director of MENOPE Mr. Joby Mathew welcomed Mr N H

Shivashankar Reddy, Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Govt. of

Karnataka and Mr.B.Y.Srinivas, Director of Agriculture, Department of

Agriculture, Govt. Of Karnataka, Mr Manoj Kumar Menon, Executive Director,

ICCOA and Mr. Jaydip Roy, General Manager, ICCOA and gave a brief about the

MENOPE Expo. He spoke about the aligned vision of Global Links Exhibition

Organizers & Conferences LLC under patronage of United Arab Emirates, Ministry

of Climate change and Environment and its role in promoting organic industry

across the globe. The Middle East Organic & Natural Products Expo is the only

dedicated exhibition to showcase natural & organic products from a variety of

different sectors. The expo has gained strong credibility over the past 15 years by

exhibitors and worldwide organic associations alike.

To promote the International Trade Fair 2019 Organics and Millets at

Bangalore Palace from 18.01.2019 to 20.01.2019 the Department of Agriculture,

Government of Karnataka is organizing “Organics and Millets 2019”,an

International Trade Fair in Bengaluru, Karnataka between 18th to 20th January

2019. ICCOA is the knowledge partner and co-organizer of this international

event, which is proving to be the biggest organic program ever in India and

maybe Asia itself

The State of Karnataka in India is in the forefront of promotion of organic

and millet foods. Globally organic food is increasingly being preferred due to the

increased awareness on sustainability and environmental health.This event will

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promote and showcase the opportunities existing in organics and millets space.

The fair will further create market linkages between producers and marketers and

make available healthy foods to consumers at affordable price.

The upcoming event comprises of a Hi-quality Exhibition of Organic

Products and Millets, Buyer-Seller Meet, International Conference and Consumer

Connect Programs. The fair provides an excellent opportunity to the marketers

including Raw material sourcing, Food Processors, Equipment Manufacturers,

Technology Providers involved in the field of Organics and Millets to showcase

their product utility and diversity. To promote this event Dept of Agriculture has

participated in the show by taking a space and inviting stakeholders.

Stall was manned by budding entrepreneurs from Karnataka “Sun Foods”

Propertire Mr N Venkatesh and “Soul Food” and also President of Farmers

Federation from Davanagere & Chitradurga Districts Regional Co-op participated in

the fair and displayed the millet products. They explored the market in UAE and

had very good business meetings.

Honourable Minister along with other delegates had business meetings with

retail chains owner and hyper markets in Dubai on both days. Minister also visited

Al Maya group super market and Mr Kamal Vachani, Director welcomed them. Dept

of Agriculture also plan to have brand for Organics and Millets to be launched in ITF

2019.

Some Glimpes from the Event

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B2B Meetings

ICCOA with Karnataka State Department of Agriculture officials attended

total 78 B2B meetings Out of this 57 meetings were arranged with different

international delegates from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait,

Bahrain, Oman, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Greece etc.

Balance 21 Meetings were arranged with exhibitors in Indian Pavilion as

well as with Representative from Indian companies/Visitors.

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Karnataka State: Department of Agriculture Stall

in the event

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