The international meeting for the world agricultural and livestock is prepared in a changing context
Sustainable agriculture, axis of Sima 2011
The contest already has more than 200,000 entries, including 300 foreign delegations to be launched by nearly 1,300 exhibitors from 38 countries. The next meeting of the contest will be the reference, in a perspective of effective and sustainable agriculture: it will be the only fair, as organization, present at the same time agricultural equipment, animal husbandry and sustainable energy, will accompany and help the professionals to anticipate solutions for the future through numerous events of international scope that give rhythm to the week. "To be entirely consistent with the present and the concerns of the sector" - explains Martine Dégremont-"have devised around 6 cross-cutting themes that we find today in agriculture:"
- Innovation
- Genetics
- Sustainable energy
- International ground
- Foresight
- "Offices".
The appointment of all the actors of the agricultural world
Sima is the global meeting of all actors in the agricultural sector. It involved all builders, exploitative agriculture, farmers, entrepreneurs, producers of fruit and vegetables, dealers, distributors, importers, cooperativas…
The next edition will be witness to a strong international dimension, both at the level of exhibitors (50% of expected international) and visitors (25% from more than 100 countries). In addition, the event will provide a concrete vision of the latest innovations, especially with the Sima Innovation Awards, Awards recognized and expected by agricultural professionals around the world. Awarded by a jury of specialists and a College of international experts open to end users, they impose the trend on the agricultural equipment of tomorrow.
Meetings between professionals as well as conferences have been organized and workshops, and high-level visits of farms initiated during the previous edition that were highly successful.
* 7th country in number of visitors, many delegations from Catalonia, Basque country, Castile, Valencia
* A quarantine of Spanish exhibitors from the sectors of storage of products and inputs, irrigation, work of soil, parts and components, material of milking
* Exceptional media through the largest professional media coverage and television
* Strong collaborations with Ansemat - Agragex…
* For 2011 the participation of Spanish exhibitors is reinforced with the announced intention to conquer international markets
Sima 2009 in figures
- 1,323 exhibitors from 38 countries
- 1,446 brands
- 400 cattle milk and meat
- 208.550 entries, 104 countries
- 300 foreign delegations
- 573 journalists, 40 countries
- 70 French collaborators and foreigners
All the actors of the agricultural world
Sima 2011 especially renew 3 of its most eagerly awaited initiatives:
- A good practice space that celebrates its 10 years: 400 m2 in the heart of the fair (Hall 5) which brings together international and partner agencies of the show involved in putting in place of good agricultural practice.
- The international agricultural Forum: workshops on sustainable energy, submitted by Trame and Ademe; visitas-descubrimiento, contributing in a concrete way to the exchange of good practices; Conference evaluation on major trends in the sector, one Conference exceptional with restitution and International Congress AgEng and conclusions of the Colloquium organized by the Cemagref Ecotech.
- Agri manager Tour, in its second edition: nearly 30 operators and farmers, from major agricultural countries that use more teams, meeting for 3 days (21, 22 and 23 February 2011) around a very unique program and to measure.
Sima also hosts Simagena, fair of the cattle, which brings together about 300 farmers and about 400 cattle breeds of dairy and infant. He is based on ongoing events in the ring especially with international Openshows (presentation of animals qualified after a jury) and sales at auction.
planet-Agri.com, new international portal of professionals in the world of agriculture
Reinforced by the control of the agricultural sectors and by his knowledge of the different participants in the world, the Comexposium group has chosen to create an international gateway of the professionals of the agricultural world. "Our goal is to gather, in a single platform, on the one hand to the various events that we organize for the world of agriculture, such as Sima or the l'Agri Manager Tour among others and on the other hand, the international news in that sector, with Chronicles of experts", links to blogs of reference and even simply practical, social, or legal advice. "The"added value"of this portal is your daily update" says Martine Dégremont, Director of Sima - Simagena as well as Sitevi * Comexposium within.
Online officially since the beginning of may, this bilingual (French/English) site is translated into 8 languages in a more simple version. Planet-Agri.com brings together all of agricultural issues: large crops, specialty crops, livestock, vitivinicultura… It proposes also enter on the site of each profile: manufacturers/suppliers, networks/distribution, users/clients, services/training and press.
Finally, the user has the possibility to react through messages and sharing across social networks: Facebook, Myspace, Google and Twitter.
