Saudi Agriculture 2022 Riyadh: visitors and exhibitors
Saudi Agriculture 2022, the 39th edition, ran in Riyadh on 17–20 October and drew 21,027 visitors and 257 exhibitors, according to the organiser.
17–20 October 2022, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The 39th Saudi Agriculture ran on 17–20 October 2022 in Riyadh, where the organiser reported 21,027 visitors and 257 exhibitors focused on production technology.
Visitors: 21,027
Exhibitors: 257
What happened at Saudi Agriculture 2022
Saudi Agriculture held its 39th edition on 17–20 October 2022 at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, organised by Riyadh Exhibitions Company. The organiser reported 21,027 visitors and 257 exhibitors for the edition. A further 320 firms were represented in partner pavilions and were counted separately from the exhibitor total. The programme linked production technology, food security and the development of the agricultural supply chain in the Kingdom.
In 2022 much of the interest lay in growing food in a demanding environment. Greenhouse growing, water use and the systems that move produce to market were best judged together rather than device by device. An installation had to match local conditions and the way a farm actually operates. Whether it would perform depended on power needs, the quality of the water, local service and the skills of the people running it. Labels such as advanced or efficient meant little without a stated baseline and the conditions a system was designed for.
Visitors included farm companies and greenhouse growers, irrigation and machinery firms, makers of processing technology, importers and sector institutions. For international companies, Riyadh offered a way in to local partners and to the models used for delivering projects. A part sold on its own, a turnkey facility and years of after-sales care are different jobs, and each carries different obligations. Buyers had to learn which partner would link the systems together, teach the staff and keep output on target once the site was running.
The 2022 edition showed strong interest in production technology, but interest is not the same as a project ready to build. Riyadh was the place to understand requirements and find partners, while detailed technical evaluation came afterwards. Suppliers could leave with a better feel for local demands and for which technologies suit the region's operating conditions. Weighing market promise against real operating limits was the main reason to make the trip.
Highlights
- 39th edition, 17–20 October 2022, in Riyadh
- 21,027 visitors and 257 exhibitors, according to the organiser
- 320 further firms represented in partner pavilions
Agricultural events 2022
