The exhibition will feature numerous special events and activities of international scope in a friendly, business-like atmosphere conducive to exchanges among participants.
As the world’s only trade fair to simultaneously exhibit agricultural, breeding and sustainable energy equipment, SIMA aims to offer support and assistance to professionals looking for future-oriented solutions in the perspective of sustainable high-performance agriculture. Every other year, SIMA brings together some 1,300 exhibitors from nearly 40 countries, and draws almost 200,000 visitors from over 100 countries including 300 foreign delegations. This high level of international participation underscores the importance of this event, which is destined once again in 2011 to confirm its role as a global barometer of the profession.
The February 2011 event – with an even more international focus – will feature for the first time:
An Indian pavilion and two Chinese pavilions, which will allow manufacturers from these countries to coordinate the exhibition of their equipment and their areas of expertise so as to facilitate their efforts to prospect for new customers and distributors. Moreover, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic are expected to confirm their participation in the next few weeks.
The PARIS 2011 AgriEvolution Conference, held for the first time in France. After Rome in 2008 and Orlando in 2010, the 3rd Worldwide Agricultural Equipment Summit organized by AXEMA (Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers’ Union) under the aegis of the CEMA (European Agricultural Machinery Committee) will be held on 20-21 February 2011 at SIMA. The objective of this event is to provide a relevant analysis of the Agricultural Equipment sector’s contribution to current global developments and challenges in agriculture. Some 250 distinguished guests – decision-makers and professionals from throughout the world (politicians, agricultural organizations, global manufacturers, etc.) –, will discuss two main topics: Agriculture and the Agricultural Equipment Industry worldwide.
The International Agricultural Forum, which will focus reflection on the challenges faced by the agriculture of the future and offer a forum for discussion, exchange of views and training. High points include: Thirty 20-minute workshops followed by 10 minutes of discussion, organized by the TRAME network and ADEME on the topic of agriculture and sustainable energy; a series of two-hour lectures on the main trends in the agricultural sector today presented by well-known experts in the field; four tours of innovative, efficient, sustainable farm enterprises; an exceptional lecture on the outcomes and conclusions of the international AgEng congress and the Ecotech symposium organized by CEMAGREF.
