The Southeast Asian livestock sector is gearing up to take part in the Livestock Philippines 2013 expo which will take place from the 7-9 August this year in Manila
Organised by the Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, the exhibition will showcase the latest products and services in the livestock sector.
The exhibition will be hosted at the SMX Convention Centre in
The event is believed to be one of the premium trade events for livestock nutrition, animal health and production and meat industry.
The expo will bring together key decision-makers including integrators, farmers, feed millers, manufacturers and traders of feed ingredients, additives, supplements and premixes, meat and meat products processors, farm equipment fabricators and suppliers, slaughterhouse operators, veterinarians, veterinary drugs and products manufacturers and other industry stakeholders.
The expo will provide a platform to showcase state-of-the-art technology, equipment and machinery, deemed to improve production efficiency.
It is expected to be an apt venue for entrepreneurs to meet, interact and network with business leaders, major stakeholders and other industry players. It will also be an occasion for industry professionals, livestock and poultry producers and raisers to get updates on issues, trends and challenges confronting the industry supported by the unveiling of field-tested technological advances and breakthroughs.
More importantly, it will provide the appropriate time for business-to-business transactions between new and existing trade partners.
The theme for this year’s show will be ‘Food Security through Feeds Safety,’ and it will focus on providing solutions to the continuing challenges faced by the livestock and poultry feeds manufacturers, traders of traditional and alternative feed ingredients, additives, supplements.
President of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Benigno Simeon C Aquino III, who will be opening the show, said, “With the introduction of new technologies, enhanced production systems, and best practices, this exhibition and conference will contribute significantly to the development of our country’s livestock and poultry industry, and will thus become a springboard for networking and exploring business and investment opportunities. Along with the reforms we are now implementing, your activities will help us achieve a future of sustained economic growth and bring us closer, to our goal of equitable progress.”
Co-located with the event will be Feeds Philippines 2013, an international animal feed, feed ingredient, additive, supplement and feed quality control expo and conference.
