4,321 Trade Visitors from 54 Nations Came to the Airport Expo Dubai

International and Economically Strong: Fair Venue of Dubai Once Again Confirmed Its Significance for the Green Sector

The sixth IPM DUBAI and the third WOP DUBAI came to an end with a total of 4,321 trade visitors from 54 countries. The 21-percent growth in the number of visitors confirms the significance of the fairs by the Persian Gulf: "We had a first-rate trade public," was the unanimous opinion of the surveyed exhibitors. The fairs were opened by Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of the Dubai Municipality. At the same time, the Dubai Municipality is the most important partner as far as the organisation of both events is concerned.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum agreed to become the patron of IPM DUBAI already for the sixth time in succession. At the most important horticultural fair in the Gulf region, 119 exhibitors presented products and services from the fields of plants, technology, sales promotion, plant care and logistics as well as floristry. The internationality of IPM DUBAI at the economically strongest fair venue in the emirate has once again proven its worth: The exhibitors came from 20 nations. In this respect, firms from Japan and South Africa were represented for the first time. As the only established horticultural fair in the region, IPM DUBAI attracted a foreign visitor proportion of 29.4 percent. Companies from Egypt, Germany, the USA and Thailand were involved on cooperative booths. The German booth was once again supported by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection.
At the fair, Mediterranean plants, above all from Spain and Italy, as well as green house plants met with great acclaim. The visitors were enthusiastic about the orchids on the Thai cooperative booth. Highlights in the supporting programme were the presentations and demonstrations of the florists who used the fair as a platform for their sector to a greater extent. They provided an outstanding impression of the

latest trends in floral designs and insights into various subject and working worlds.
The attractive supporting programme was supplemented by lectures about horticultural technology.
The exhibitors at WOP DUBAI which was able to achieve a substantial growth rate of 35 percent in the net rental also made a positive summary: Products and services from the fields of fresh goods, goods security, technical equipment, transport, trading and services attracted the trade visitors. With 131 exhibitors and a foreign visitor proportion of 43.3 percent, the fair for temperature-sensitive goods has become established as the leading event in the Middle East in the fruit and vegetable sector. The accompanying Eurofruit Middle East Congress also aroused great interest.
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