Food, Agri & Livestock Asia 2011

5th Food, Agri & Livestock Asia 2011 Int’l Exhibition & Conference started today at Karachi Expo Centre.

CE TDAP, Tariq Iqbal Puri inaugurated the Event 

Karachi, April 26, 2011: CE TDAP, Tariq Iqbal Puri Inaugurated 5th Food, Agri & Livestock Asia 2011, Int’l Exhibition & Conference  today at Karachi Expo Centre. Mr. Francis Widmer, the French Commercial Counsellor in Karachi, Rossalis R. Adenan, Indonesian Consul General; Mr. Bertrand Quevremont ,ADEPTA, M. Alain Re’ocreux, Dr. Khursheed Nizam, President Ecommerce Gateway were also present at the inauguration ceremony. The 3-day Event was organized by Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan the only UFI (Paris) Approved Event Organizer of Pakistan.

Food, Agri & Livestock Asia is a unique show in South Asia, which proudly represents a theme of “Pakistan - The Halal Kitchen of the World”. The Event provides an exclusive opportunity to see what the entire South Asian industry has offered and to check out the latest products & innovations in the regional market.

The Event also incorporated 5th International Conference on Food, Agriculture & Livestock with the theme “Framing the Issues, Challenges & Opportunities”. Prof. Dr. Shahana Urooj Kazmi, Pro – Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi acted as the Chief Guest of the conference.

There are 200 stalls in the Exhibition where more than 160 international & domestic exhibitors were showcasing their products and services. A number of foreign participants are also gracing the Event from more than 20 countries including China, France, Germany, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Malaysia, Turkey, Iraq, etc.

Salient Features of the Event are “French Pavilion” being established by ADEPTA France, Association for the Development of International Exchanges in Agricultural and Agrifood Products & Techniques. A number of French companies are participating under this pavilion.

Since the theme of the Event is Pakistan- The Halal Kichen of the World, it is open for families from 3-8 PM daily. While, 10-3 PM will remain exclusive for Trade/ Corporate Visitors.  More than 40,000 visitors were expected to visit the Event during the 3 days.

Food, Agri & Livestock Asia has become an annual meeting place for representatives of relevant businesses, experts and analysts around the region. The key goal of the exhibition is to highlight development trends and prospects and provide a platform for dialogue between experts engaged in international food, agriculture and livestock analysis, specialists in various fields of the industry, and representatives of ministries and related departments.

ITIF Asia 2011: International Trade & Industry Fair

8th ITIF Asia 2011 Int’l Exhibition & Conference successfully concluded at Karachi Expo Centre 

8th ITIF Asia 2011 Int’l Exhibition & Conference successfully concluded at Karachi Expo Centre.  The Event was inaugurated by Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy Sheikh Muhammad Afzal; CEO AEDB, Arif Alauddin; Dr. Graeme Towers, Group CEO Wellbeinggreen, Australia and President Ecommerce Gateway, Dr. Khursheed Nizam were also present at the occasion.

                        

The Event further incorporated 5^th Power & Alternative Energy Asia, 7^th Auto & Transport Asia, 8^th Engineering Asia and 7^th Oil & Gas Asia.

There were more than 210 stalls in the Exhibition where 86 international & domestic exhibitors showcased their products and services. Over 51 foreign delegates also graced the event from 13 countries including Australia, Turkey, Canada, Germany, India, UAE, UK, etc. Presence of more than 36,756 trade/corporate visitors were noted during the Event.

The Event was organized by Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. with the support of Alternative Energy Development Board; Federal Ministries of Water & Power; Petroleum & Natural Resources; Ministry of Environment & Alternative Energy, Government of Sindh and Engineering Development Board.

Wellbeinggreen Pvt. Ltd was the Platinum Sponsor of this Event whereas other prominent participants of the Exhibition were AGECO, CERES Gulf; Orient Energy Systems; KK Power International; ELTEK Valiere; Karakoram Motors; Stahlco Motors; Sazgar; Agility, etc.

5^th Int’l Conference on Alternative Energy & Power- ICAEP was also held on the first day in conjunction with the Exhibition, focusing on the “INITIATIVE, INNOVATION & INVESTMENT – A Roadmap to Smart Future.

Guests of Honor who visited the Event includes, Seyed Hassan Alavi, 1^st Consul of Iran; Didier Boschung, Consul General of Switzerland; Kaoru Shiraishi, Country Manager  JETRO; Fisun` Aktug, Commercial Attache` Turkey; Ahmed Hassan, Honorary Consul Czech Republic, Rear Admiral (Retd.) Bakhtiar Hussain, HI(M) TBT, Deputy MD, Bahria Foundation; Air Cdre Arshad Khalil; Member Technical, PAC KAMRA; Francis Widmer, French Commercial Counselor; etc.

ITIF Asia is the only UFI approved Event of Trade sector in Pakistan. ITIF Asia has always provided the stakeholders an effective platform with a single marketplace where local and international manufacturers can display their latest products in technology and design, establish new contacts, renew old ties and exchange ideas. The 9^th ITIF Asia will be held from 3-5 April 2012.