The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Organizer

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Website
http://www.fao.org/

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Location

Hong Kong

Date

4 - 6 September 2024
Expired!

Time

08:00 - 18:00

Best produce deals with Egypt and Morocco waiting for you at Asia Fruit Logistica

Best produce deals with Egypt and Morocco waiting for you at Asia Fruit Logistica, September 4-6

 

Discover the export potential of Egyptian and Moroccan fruits and vegetables in just three days with the ‘FAO/EBRD Project: Food Security Package SEMED – Diversifying and Adding Value to Export Markets’!

 

Following a successful launch in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, we are heading southeast and invite all fruit and vegetable buyers from Southeast Asia to join us at Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong on September 4-6 to meet top suppliers from Egypt and Morocco and explore the lucrative opportunities these countries offer in Asia.

 

What’s planned?

 

  • pre-scheduled meetings with exhibitors from Egypt offering over 30 categories of high-quality fruits and vegetables at competitive prices
  • special session at Asia Fruit Congress dedicated to the export potential of Egyptian and Moroccan fruits and vegetables, featuring key industry speakers
  • a possibility to meet the key association of the Moroccan fruit and vegetable business to arrange further meetings with exporters.

 

Who are the Egyptian exporters that exhibit at Asia Fruit Logistica

 

More than 20 reliable produce exporters showcasing a diverse range of produce.

 

Exhibitors’ product range: citrus fruits (100% of exhibitors), fresh grapes and pomegranates (80%), onions (65%), fresh strawberries (45%), bell peppers, potatoes garlic, and sweet potatoes (30%), mangoes and fresh and dried dates (25%), as well as artichokes, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, melons and watermelons, a variety of brassica crops, green beans and peas, guavas, stone fruits, pears, pumpkins and even more!

 

How to pre-schedule a meeting with an exhibitor from Egypt for September 4-6? Please contact us directly (details are below) or fill out a form here and we’ll get back to you with more information.

 

What’s so special about the session at Asia Fruit Congress?

 

A whole hour for an in-depth panel discussion on new sourcing opportunities for the Asian fruit and vegetable import business from Egypt and Morocco featuring key experts and sector leaders:

 

  • Hesham ElNaggar – Daltex, the leading produce exporter in Egypt
  • El Mehdi El Alami – Morocco FoodEx, Food Export Control and Coordination Organization
  • Idriss El Honsali – Morocco FoodEx, Food Export Control and Coordination Organization
  • Andriy Yarmak – Economist at FAO Investment Centre
  • Hajer Magdy – International Fresh Produce Trade Consultant at FAO

 

More detailed agenda of Asia Fruit Congress is available here.

 

How to attend the panel discussion on September 6? Asia Fruit Congress is free to attend for Asia Fruit Logistica visitors and exhibitors. Exhibition entrance tickets for visitors are available here.

 

Why Egypt?

 

  • Global leadership in exports of oranges, potatoes, onions, fresh grapes, fresh and frozen strawberries, garlic, mangoes, pomegranates, palm dates, and sweet potatoes
  • Already strong presence in Southeast Asia with most of mentioned produce categories
  • Unique offerings – nearly year-round citrus season, unique sweet super-mango varieties, distinctive palm dates of both international and domestic varieties, etc.
  • The best quality-to-price ratio in the fruit and vegetable worl

 

Why Morocco? 

  • The most rapidly developing supplier of premium-quality products globally – key export markets include premium destinations in the EU, the UK, Canada, etc.
  • Premium seedless easy-peelers with the unique season between November-April and only China and Pakistan as competitors in the region
  • Premium fresh berries, especially blueberries, which exports to Southeast Asia have already tripled in the past five years
  • Any other product that is premium and can justify air freight costs

Have questions?

 

Please fill out a form here or contact our team directly for more information:

 

Ms Hajer Magdy

Export Development Specialist 

+201027613119

[email protected]

 

Mr Yevhen Kuzin

Horticulture Market Analyst

+380965836323

Yevhen.Kuzin@fao.org

 

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