RIYADH – The four-day Saudi Agriculture 2012, the 31st international agriculture, water and agro-industry show, which will run until Sept. 27, opened Monday on high note as participation of international exhibitors increased 22 percent from last year. More than 400 exhibitors from Saudi Arabia and 22 other countries, including Denmark, Kuwait, Belgium, Canada, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, the UAE and the UK are gathered for the event. Walid bin Abdulkarim Al-Khuraiji, director general of Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization, opened the show at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center. The show is being held with the support of Minister of Agriculture Fahd Balghuneim. Saudi Agriculture 2012 covers all aspects of agriculture and food industries from cultivation, to management, production, packaging and distribution. Saudi Agriculture is held concurrently with Saudi Agro-Food and Saudi Food-Pack which features the latest products, technologies and services in areas ranging from frozen and chilled foods, confectionery, chocolates, health and natural foods, to presentation, processing and packaging equipment. Accredited by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, the show has a wide scope and includes animal health and production, agricultural financing, agricultural products and services, chemicals and fertilizers, cold storage, dairy farming products and equipment, fish farming, greenhouses, handling and transport systems, irrigation and landscaping equipment, organic farming, packaging systems and products, pesticides, pumps and pipe systems, seeds and soil nutrition products, spraying machinery, water treatment, water management systems, and warehousing, among others. – SG
