WOP DUBAI REVIEW
participants & 15 official country pavilions
were participating in both the shows.
WOP DUBAI 2017 cooperated with Fruitnet
Forum Middle East on December 4, a day
before the opening. The brand-new networking
event organized by leading industry publication
Eurofruit, a member of the publishing company
Fruitnet Media International, brought together
some of the region's leading industry players
and discussed some of the concerns of the fresh
produce trade in the Middle East.
Jacopo Taconni, Marketing and
Communication Manager, Fresh Fruits
Company, commented: “Surely the quality of
the visitors and decision makers attending
every year is remarkable. Dubai is an
important hub for fresh business and this show
considered to be the gate to the Arab World.
The trade fair presence has surpassed our
expectations, which is why we have a positive
outlook on further participations. I would like to
thank to all WOP DUBAI team for the services
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that have been provided during the show.”
“Barakat welcomed the opportunity to meet
some of our existing suppliers from around the
world and also the opportunity of meeting new
suppliers looking to establish their products here
in the UAE market,” stated Steve Rudge, VP
Procurement of Barakat Group of Companies.
The event also hosted various seminars during
the three days for both IPM DUBAI and WOP
DUBAI, particularly on cultivation technologies
for horticulture such as 'Application of Humic
Substances in Dry (Arid) Areas, Applications and
Results' by Dr. Yasser Degham of Humintech,
Germany and 'Control Options of Relevant
Parameters for Optimal Plant Growth' by Herald
Braungardt of Step Systems.
The WOP and IPM 2018 Show will be held
in autumn 2018.
FOOD BUSINESS GULF & MIDDLE EAST