BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 5. The Caspian Agro Week
- the 19th Azerbaijan International Agricultural Exhibition and
Forum, InterFood Azerbaijan - the 31st Azerbaijan International
Food Industry Exhibition, as well as Horeca Caspian - the 14th
Caspian International Exhibition of Equipment and Supplies for
Hotels, Restaurants and Supermarkets - is being held in Baku,
Trend
reports.
The region's agricultural and food industry exhibitions, Caspian
Agro Week and InterFood Azerbaijan, are important events of the
year that bring together all players operating in the relevant
fields.
The Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan provides
organizational support to the exhibitions. The ministry also
participates in the exhibitions with its own stand, providing
visitors with extensive information on projects aimed at the
development of the agricultural sector, innovative approaches, and
state support mechanisms.
At the same time, the Caspian Agro Week and InterFood Azerbaijan
exhibitions are supported by the Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan,
the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan, the
Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO), the
National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations
of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Food and Beverage Industrialists
Association (AFBIA), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of
the United Nations and the Azerbaijan Exhibition Organizers
Association.
So far, 447 companies from 45 countries around the world have
confirmed their participation in the exhibitions. The geography of
the exhibitions includes, in addition to Azerbaijan, Germany, the
U.S., Belarus, Benin, the U.K., Brazil, South Korea, South Sudan,
Czech Republic, China, Georgia, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Finland,
France, India, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Cameroon, Latvia,
Mexico, Egypt, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Ghana, Kazakhstan,
Russia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Türkiye,
Turkmenistan, Greece, Japan, Vietnam, Zambia and other
countries.
At the same time, within the framework of the exhibitions,
Germany, Belarus, Brazil, Georgia, Italy, Korea, the Netherlands,
and Indonesia will present their agricultural and food industry
products in the format of national groups. AFAZ (Africa-Azerbaijan
Cooperation) will participate with a separate stand, and this stand
will be represented by companies from the following countries:
Benin, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria,
Ghana, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, and Zambia. AFAZ and Brazil are
participating in these exhibitions for the first time.
One of the innovations introduced at the exhibitions is that in
2026, the InterFood Azerbaijan exhibition will be concentrated in a
single space - in the 4th pavilion of the Baku Expo Center. Thus,
all local and foreign companies representing the food industry will
present their products to visitors in this pavilion. This approach
allows visitors to save time within the exhibition and follow all
the innovations related to the food sector in a single place, more
conveniently.
Being the largest agricultural exhibition in the region, Caspian
Agro Week covers such areas as agricultural machinery, facilities
and equipment, irrigation systems, packaging, innovative
technologies in agriculture, livestock and poultry farming,
veterinary medicine, plant growing, fruit and vegetable growing,
floriculture, waste processing, logistics, and electronic
agriculture.
At the same time, the exhibition includes sections on artificial
intelligence, smart villages, startups, IT services, robotics,
drones and "green agro" in the "Smart Agro" direction.
The InterFood Azerbaijan exhibition presents products and
services in the food industry, beverages, sweets, dairy products,
confectionery and flour products, fruits and vegetables, packaging,
food technologies, as well as halal food and other sections.
For the first time, the Hosted Buyer program will be organized
during the Caspian Agro Week and InterFood Azerbaijan exhibitions.
This program is implemented with the aim of creating the most
effective and comfortable working conditions for visitors-buyers
participating in the exhibition. The Russian Lenta, Samokat, Fresh
market hypermarkets, and other companies will participate in the
exhibitions within the framework of Hosted Buyer.
A business program will be presented within the framework of
Caspian Agro Week and InterFood Azerbaijan events program during
four days. The program includes international forums, panel
discussions, industry presentations, and master classes, as well as
traditional B2B and B2G meetings.
A number of forums - the 3rd International Agrarian Innovation
Forum, the Forum on the Power of Agricultural Insurance Against
Risks, the 2nd International Forum of Agronomists within the
framework of public-private partnership, the AGROSCIENCE Forum, and
the 5th Agribusiness Development Forum - will be held in the
exhibition presentation zone, organized by the Ministry of
Agriculture of Azerbaijan.
Presentations and master classes will be organized in the Food &
Agro Talks area during the exhibition days in the presentation zone
of the Baku Expo Center. Here, leading experts, manufacturers, and
industry representatives will make speeches on topical topics,
share their real experience and knowledge. Within the framework of
Food & Agro Talks, panel sessions titled "Agribusiness development
and support programs in Azerbaijan: from small farms to large
agrocorporations", "Farms and water: sustainable water supply and
efficiency", "Trends and innovations in the food industry of
Azerbaijan", "Financial solutions for farmers", "Ecologically
oriented agriculture and food security: modern approaches and
solutions" and an interactive case session "Think like a CEO" will
be held.
The exhibition will also include an event called "WomenSpace:
food, communication, mentoring" and an exhibition of Chocolate Art
Installations.
The "Retail center - meeting center for trade networks" will be
open for participants and invited companies within the framework of
the InterFood Azerbaijan exhibition. This center, which will
operate on the 2nd day of the exhibition, will organize targeted
business meetings between food industry manufacturers and
representatives of large retail chains. This platform will allow
participants to present their products directly to potential
buyers, establish new sales channels, and expand cooperation
opportunities.
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