Dangers and chances in Berlin

The 73rd Grüne Woche exhibition was held between 18-27. January. 1610 exhibitors from 52 countries attended the event. Switzerland was the special guest at the event, while Azerbaidjan attending for the first time also received special attention. Twenty ministers of agriculture had the opportunity to present their views about current issues at the traditional East-West Agrarian Forum. International Grüne Woche (IGW) is a triple exhibition because in addition to the main topic, the food industry, traditional agriculture and gardening is also represented in depth. The Green Week is also an excellent occasion to test new products. This was the 36th time that Hungary attended the event. The Agricultural Marketing Centre had an information stand with a conference room. Magyar Turizmus Zrt. was also present at the stand with its brochures and other publications. Nevertheless, they occupied a 400 square meter “Mini market” and there was also a Hungarian Csarda. One of the topics in the focus of this year’s event were bio products. All experts agree that Europe needs sustainable growth and needs to maintain its agriculture intact in order to preserve biological diversity. The exhibition space and conference dedicated to renewable sources of energy also focused on issues related to sustainable growth.