IRAQ ERBIL AGROFOOD 2024 - International Exhibition for Agriculture, Food, Food Processing, and Packaging Serving Iraq’s Needs

Agro Pack 2024 in Erbil is on track to surpass all previous editions and become the largest agrofood event in Iraq to date. The overwhelming demand has prompted the organisers, So Fuar and fairtrade, to use both halls of the Erbil International Fairground to offer attendees a comprehensive and intensive experience. This expansion allows for a clearly defined thematic structure and reflects the commitment to delivering an unparalleled event that meets the diverse needs of exhibitors and visitors alike. So here is the structure of the 7th edition in 2024: Hall 1: Food Iraq: A platform for showcasing and trading finished food & beverage products. Agro Iraq: Showcasing agriculture, crop production, livestock breeding, and poultry. Hall 2: Agro Pack Iraq: Focusing on technology and materials for food and beverage processing, as well as ingredients. Furthermore, the concurrent 4th Plast Iraq complements the value chain, spotlighting plastic raw materials, machinery, equipment for plastics processing, printing, and packaging. Between 2015 and 2022, Iraq’s imports of food and beverage process and packaging technology increased with an annual growth rate of 15.5%, from €76m to €209m. (VDMA) This makes Iraq the third largest Arab importing country of such technologies in the Middle East. A clear signal of the political will to expand local food production and the „Made-in-Iraq“ trend. Continuous growth is expected in the coming years. Opportunities in the food & beverage industry Revival of local food production and „Made-in Iraq“-trend; political will to expand local food production Massive investments in processing and packaging equipment Medium-term development extremely promising One of the largest markets for food products in the Middle East - still undersupplied With 46 million inhabitants (2023), Iraq has long been one of the three largest food markets in the Arab world, after Egypt and on an equal footing with Algeria. Expenditure in the F&B sector is growing steadily, and F&B production is by far the largest segment of the Iraqi processing industry. Accordingly, the demand for food and beverage ingredients is rising continuously. So it is only natural that Iraq food ingredients forms an important part of Agro Pack Iraq Erbil.

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