The Netherlands Pavilion in AgroPack Erbil Fair 2021
Iraq witnessed good participation by Dutch companies in the Netherlands Pavillion at the Agropack Erbil Exhibition (23-26 November 2021).
In collaboration with the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Erbil, at the end of November 2021, the Netherlands Agricultural Network in Iran/Iraq (LAN) organized a Dutch pavilion at the largest agriculture, food & packaging fair in Iraq. The exhibition lasted for four days and included 174 exhibitors from 9 different countries, including the Netherlands, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Netherlands pavilion received a great deal of interest and attracted hundreds of visitors. Altogether, ten Dutch companies were housed in the Dutch pavilion representing the dairy, irrigation & greenhouse, potato, consultancy, horticulture and agricultural machinery sectors. The Netherlands promoted Dutch know-how for farming the future, and the participating Dutch companies presented their innovative and market-worthy products and services. During the fair, Dutch companies met with local companies, growers and investors exploring opportunities for future collaboration and trade.
Agricultural Networking Event During the Fair
A networking reception on the evening of day 2 hosted nearly 125 people. The Dutch exhibitors and Iraqi government officials, businesses and investors met and mingled, exchanging information and discussing opportunities for collaboration. This network event was greatly appreciated and resulted in some promising business leads.
The Kurdistan24 newspaper wrote: “Karim Sulaiman, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, said at the event that ‘the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is ready to increase cooperation and work on strengthening our bilateral relations between the Kurdistan Region and the Netherlands, and we wish you will succeed.’ ”
Participating Dutch Companies
In alphabetical order, the companies participating in the pavilion were:
- Amstel Agro B.V. (https://www.amstelagro.com)
- APH Group (https://aphgroup.com)
- Bles Dairy B.V. (https://www.bles-dairies.nl)
- Delphy (https://delphy.nl)
- Geersing Potato Specialist B.V. (http://www.geersingpotatospecialist.com)
- Groasis (https://www.groasis.com)
- Meso Nature (http://mesonature.com)
- Nooyen Manufacturing B.V (https://www.nooyen.com)
- Quarter Nes B.V. (http://www.quaternes.nl)
- Schaap Holland (http://www.schaapholland.com)
