The first edition of Agro Egypt Expo, under the strategic sponsorship of the Chemicals and Fertilizers Export Council (CEC), kicked off Sunday 9 July and will continue until 11 July.
A total of 40 Egyptian companies and 20 investors and importers from Ghana, Iraq, Kenya, Spain, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco, who operate in several sectors, such as fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural supplies, irrigation systems, will participate in the exhibition in the presence of besides representatives from embassies of India and England.
Chairperson of CEC Khaled Abu Al-Makarem highlighted the Council’s keenness to provide a platform for the sector’s companies to showcase their products through their participation in the Agro Egypt Expo.
Abu Al-Makarem added that the council contributes to financing and supporting small and micro companies that are members of the CEC to participate in specialised international exhibitions.
He noted that the export council pays efforts in cooperation with Egyptian Commercial Service offices abroad, embassies abroad, and the Council’s counterparts to bring in delegations of buyers on the sidelines of the exhibition and hold bilateral meetings between investors from different countries of the world and their Egyptian counterparts.
The CEC’S CEO Mohamed Mageed stated that Egypt’s exports of fertilizers to various countries of the world achieved a growth rate of approximately 42% in 2022, reaching a $3.38bn, compared to about $2.4bn in 2021.
