To support the DLG (German Agricultural Association) International Rice Congress, October 16-19, Manila, Philippines; DLG will apply the experience gained from rice properties at Agritechnica and Agritechnica Asia.
As part of its cooperation with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the DLG (German Agricultural Society) will support this year’s International Rice Congress (IRC 2023), 16-19 October, in Manila, Philippines. IRC 2023 is the largest gathering of the stakeholders of rice-based food systems worldwide. Under the terms of the partnership, DLG will leverage synergies from its international knowledge network and the Agritechnica, the world’s leading trade fair for agricultural machinery.
“We look forward to meeting new players and learning new information”
Started in 2002 and held every four years, the International Rice Congress has served as a platform for scientists, experts, and decision makers from the government, private, and public sector to develop evidence-based solutions to the challenges of the global rice sector. Rice, the staple food for more than half of the global population, remains a critical commodity for farmers, consumers, and government decision makers.
“There is an urgency to focus the discussions on how to provide holistic science-based solutions to the combined impacts of climate extremes, looming rice crisis, conflict and economic shocks to the rice value chain. We look forward to meeting long-time partners and collaborators as well as new players in the agri-food, climate change, and nutrition sector and learn from each other,” said IRRI Director General Jean Balié.
Support the trade show and professional communication by coordinating
DLG, known for its Agritechnica exhibitions in Europe and Asia Pacific, will be supporting this year’s International Rice Congress with coordinating the co-located trade show and professional communication that reaches its thousands of international crop production contacts, many from the rice sector.
Agritechnica, which takes place in Hanover, Germany, every two years, has in the past included an extensive rice feature, which brought together technical exhibits and practical solutions in rice cultivation, notably from Italy, Portugal and Spain. Together with IRRI, the rice feature was further developed for the audience at ‘Agritechnica Asia’, a biennial agricultural machinery solutions trade fair held in Thailand, and presented water management, crop protection, harvesting and the specific demands made on machinery and equipment at the last event in 2022.
