Transylvania's most important agricultural event, the 15th International Trade Fair for Agriculture, Food Industry and Packaging, was opened on 6th of May 2009 in Cluj-Napoca at the Expo Transylvania Trade Center.

 

The main sponsors of AGRARIA and the University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, and the Agricultural and Rural Development Institute of Cluj-Napoca, with the cooperation of many partners and companies, gave an opportunity this year also for all interested, to get familiar with the innovations in the fields of agriculture, food industry, packaging and stock-breeding.

The official Partner of AGRARIA 2009: NHR AGROPARTNERS, the official distributor of NEW HOLLAND AGRICULTURE, STEYR, JCB brands in Romania.
Partner of AGRARIA 2009: SCHÖNTAL – SCHUL IMPEX, the American World Wide Sires cattle genetics company's representative in Romania.

On Sunday, May 11 2009, the TVR1 channel reported for the first time directly from the trade fair in its program called the VILLAGE LIFE. The crew had been there during the whole 5 days, talking to exhibitors, visitors and providing up-to-date information to TV viewers.
The N24 channel is a traditional participant of the AGRARIA exhibition, every year they create interesting theme reports in the program called EURO – ECONOMY.
TVR2 channel was also present with its program, ECONOMY. The crew participated in the event.
As a novelty, ETNO TV channel was there with the program called AGRICULTURAL MAGAZINE.

After fourteen successful trade fairs, all the exhibitors, partners and visitors contributed to the prestige of the 15th event:

•    More than 200 companies exhibited their innovations on a 9,000 m2 area (interior and exterior);
•    Delegates of the EUROPEAN COMMISSION – AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT and HEALTH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT visited the AGRARIA 2009 for the first time;
•    Denmark had been represented for the first time in acquaintance of the Danish Agricultural Council;
•    Like many times before, AUSTRIA had been traditionally represented with its own stand by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber;
•    As a traditional participant, THE NETHERLANDS had its own stand, which was sponsored by the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality via the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Bucharest;
•    Companies from HUNGARY had their individual and collective stand as traditional;
•    A large number of companies had been present with individual stands from Germany, UK, Austria, Italy, The Netherlands and of course Romania;
•    Companies exhibiting CONSTRUCTION MACHINES on the outdoor area was greater. This year, next to the traditional exhibitors (NHR AGROPARTNERS, RIELA ROMANIA, MUNAX, TADIS AGRO, GENERAL LEASING, AGRI ALIANTA, TEHNOFAVORIT, IKR ROMANIA, MEWI IMPORT EXPORT AGRAR INDUSTRIETECHNIK, MASCHIO GASPARDO, VALTEC TRACTOARE TRANSILVANIA, BRONTO COMPROD, ZETOR, AGROCOMERT HOLDING representing AGROSTAR IMPEX, MAP – MASINI AGRICOLE PERFORMANTE, MAT Craiova, INTEROFFICE TRADE SERVICE, etc.) many new company had been present: IPSO Agricultura, MASTER LUX, PLANEO TRADING, PROMEXOR TRADE, ALEX, etc.;
•    many exhibitors arrived from the stock-breeding and milk industry equipment sectors like before: GEA WESTFALIASURGE RO, AGRIPROM INTERNATIONAL, GRATECO TEHNOPLUS, DELAVAL ROMANIA, PIGNAGNOLI COSTRUZIONI, ROTA GUIDO, COMAT, T.D.M., DAIRY DAV, BANAT NOVA PULS, VALDO INVEST, INOX, INTERCAS, etc.;
•    MERCEDES BENZ ROMANIA had been present for the first time, exhibiting its newest generation of modern vehicles;
•    DLG (German Agricultural Association) as the organizer of the biggest agricultural machine exhibition, the AGRITECHNICA exhibition, which is held in Hanover in every second years, had an individual stand at the event. In 2007 AGRITECHNICA hosted 2,188 exhibitors, whom exhibited their products to 340,000 visitors. DLG organizes the EUROTIER trade fair also, where stock-breeding and its equipment are in focus. AGRARTECHNICA 2009 awaits the visitors between 10-14 of November in Hanover with the widest selection of agricultural technology.;
•    during the 5 days more than 16,000 people visited the event.

Prominent guests were present at the official opening ceremony of AGRARIA 2009:

Florin STAMATIAN – prefect of Cluj county,
Sorin APOSTU – mayor of Cluj-Napoca
Martin EICHTINGER – Austrian ambassador in Bucharest,
Ulrik Helweg–LARSEN – Danish ambassador in Bucharest,
Jacques Louis WERNER – The Netherlands ambassador Bucharest,
Szilagyi MA´TYA´S  – Hungarian Consul General in Cluj-Napoca,
Liviu HARBUZ – State Secretary for Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development,
Jochen KO¨CKLER  – director of DLG Trade Fair Division,
Liviu MARGHITAS  – president of the University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine,
and many other person of political, economic and social life, from Cluj-Napoca and other parts of Romania.

The exhibition had many colorful events:

•    CONFERENCES:
- Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 13:00 -16:00 h - round table talk about the present economic crisis and its effects on agriculture;
- Thursday, 7 May 2009, 10:30–12:00 h conference on environment friendly agriculture, with the cooperation of the European Commission Agricultural and Rural Development Department and the Bucharest Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development;
-Thursday, 7 May 2009, 14:00 h reforms and perspectives of PAC, Institutes of the European Union and the actualities of farming in the EU and its short and middle term perspective were presented
- Friday, 8 May 2009, 10:00–13:30 h The JOB FAIR was held for the third time for the graduate agronomist and veterinary students, with the cooperation of the University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca;
- Friday, 8 May 2009, 14:30–16:30 h rural development conference organized by the European Commission Agricultural and Rural Development Department;
- Saturday, 9 May 2009, 10:30–12:30 h – actualities and perspectives in ox breeding conference, organized by the GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION GROUP;
- Saturday, 9 May 2009, 14:00–17:00 h, – the role of local administration in the development of the agricultural sector, organized by the Agriculture Market publication.

•    PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE STANDS  – at the stand of PROBSTDORFER SAATZUCHT ROMANIA (A39, central hall) the making of bread were shown from high quality premium wheat.
•    HOW TO FIND THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET – The slogan of the campaign by FERMA magazine: 'Give your farming a click! Come to AGRARIA and search for agricultural news on the Internet with the help of FERMA
•    STAND OF BIO PRODUCTS – the Romanian Farmers Association for Environmentally Friendly Agriculture organized the demonstration and sales of bio products.
•    STAND OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS –the Romanian National Office of Domestic and Environmentally Friendly Products organized the demonstration and sales of traditional agricultural products.
•    LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION
•    RAFFLE, in which the organizers of AGRARIA and the representatives of FERMA magazine together draw the presents offered by the participant companies.

MEDIA PARTNERS:
RADIO CLUJ, REVISTA FERMA, AGRO INFO, PROFITUL AGRICOL, AGRI MEDIA, ANUNTURI AGRICOLE, LUMEA SATULUI, TOP GHID ALIMENTAR, PIATA AGRICOLA, INFO AGRAR.