Ninth Edition of BIOFACH India & Indian Organic to be held at India Expo Mart Greater Noida
The ninth edition of BIOFACH INDIA together with INDIA ORGANIC, the only organic platform in India to connect and network with the necessary target audience is scheduled to be held from 9th-11th November 2017 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, U.P. (DelhiNCR), India.
The event will be held concurrently with the Organic World Congress of IFOAM Organics International which is held every three years in a different country. It is the leading event for the development of the organic sector worldwide. The aim of the Congress and related activities (pre-conference, general assembly, side-events, organic exhibition) is to share experiences, innovations and knowledge about the organic world while giving the organizing country global visibility.
The Government of India through its Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is co-organizer of the Organic World Congress. The Hon. Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has been constantly stressing on according due priority to the organic food sector. He identified Organic Farming as a National Priority and emphasized the need to grow this sector in his maiden speech to the Parliament.
BIOFACH INDIA together with INDIA ORGANIC will attract participation from many leading organizations including Nature Bio-Foods, Brahm Arpan, MRT Organics, 24 Letter Mantra, Phalada Agro, Just Organik, Radico, Mehrotra Consumer Products, Agronic Food, Sarveshwar Foods, Natureland Organic, Cultivator Natural Products and Terra Greens. Besides food and beverage, the event will witness participation from the natural care and wellness sector, organic textiles sector, certification bodies as well as leading country and state pavilions including the Tea Board, Coffee Board and Coconut Board.
Sajid Desai, CEO, NürnbergMesse India said, “With the continuing spurt in health concerns, especially in metropolitan areas, our priorities revolve around boosting organic growth and conveying the importance of practicing a healthy lifestyle through our existing platform. We are pleased to be holding BIOFACH INDIA together with INDIA ORGANIC concurrent to the Organic World Congress. The synergy derived from holding both events at the same venue will not just be beneficial in terms of education towards a healthier way of life but will also be influential in placing India on the world map as a country that traces its origins to an organic and holistic way of living.”
Manoj Kumar Menon, Executive Director, ICCOA added, “Globally as well as in India, ICCOA, with its experience of over 12 years of working across India and working directly with over 60,000 farmers, shares its learnings with the stakeholders that it networks with. It is like a mini-IFOAM in India, and brings these advantages to the annual BIOFACH INDIA together with INDIA ORGANIC trade fair (BIIO). BIIO 2017 will happen in Greater Noida and will co-locate with IFOAM’s Organic World Congress. This year’s OWC promises to be more farmer-focused and showcase India’s farmers and their organic diversity. The BIOFACH event will continue to focus on business and connect farmers to organic businesses.”
The organic food market in India is projected to register growth at a CAGR of over 25% during 2015-20. The major organic food producing states in India are MP, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP and Odisha, with a combined share of 90% in 2014-15. The largest number of organic cultivators in the world are also in India, and estimated at around 650,000.
Article based on BIOFACH press release made available through http://www.biofach-india.com/press-releases
