More than 1,700 professional visitors took part in this Innovation Fair in the Primary Sector, which brought together 40 exhibiting companies.
The primary sector faces the challenge of adapting its activity to the new times, for which the use of technology and innovation is essential. This was made clear at the second edition of ExpoAgro Canarias, the Innovation Fair in the Primary Sector, which closed its doors this Sunday after three days of intense activity at Infecar.
In numbers, more than 1,700 professional visitors came to ExpoAgro Canarias to see first-hand the products and services of the 40 exhibiting companies that came together on this occasion. This figure represents a record participation compared to the 2019 edition, thus equalling the pre-pandemic data.
This Innovation in the Primary Sector Fair has been key to connecting with new professionals and companies in the primary sector, identifying potential customers and expanding market share; and building loyalty with current customers and reinforcing the company’s image. It has also facilitated B2B business meetings between professionals, in the more than 30 meetings scheduled for the occasion.
Two technical visits were also made this Sunday, firstly to the Granja Sandra livestock farm in the municipality of Agüimes, which is an example of advanced technology, and secondly to the Fresh Tom Export farm in Ingenio. There, 16 professionals were able to see at first hand the work being carried out in facilities of this calibre, with the most advanced tools and machinery in terms of technology and production efficiency.
On this last day of ExpoAgro Canarias there was also a space for presentations by exhibitors, such as Agromia, which spoke about urban agriculture and the opportunities and challenges it has for the sector on the islands; or Terracan, which presented the three possible ways of making compost. In addition, Mec Suministra has also looked in depth at the work that remains to be done to achieve efficiency in livestock farming.
Finally, three sessions of the urban vegetable garden workshop were held, in which more than 50 people took part to learn the basics of how to set up an organic vegetable garden at home.
ExpoAgro Canarias, which has received three delegations from the islands of La Palma, La Gomera and Lanzarote, made up of almost 50 professional visitors, successfully bid farewell to its second edition and will meet again with the primary sector of the islands, as a result of the regional vocation with which it was launched in 2019.
This Innovation Fair in the Primary Sector has been promoted and financed by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, with the collaboration of the Department of Primary Sector and Food Sovereignty and the Department of Economic Development, Energy Sovereignty, Climate and Knowledge; organised by Infecar; with Cajasiete as official collaborator; and the Society for Economic Promotion of Gran Canaria (SPEGC); the Chamber of Commerce of Gran Canaria and COAG Canarias, as collaborators.
