Hans Akerboom, Consul General 

Kingdom of the Netherlands

It's the first time that we are participating at an agro fair here in the Kurdistan region. We are very happy that now ten Dutch exhibitors are participating. That is huge! Not so many other countries are participating at the moment, so we are happy that the Dutch are taking the lead. I think that can be quite big, especially as the Netherlands is one of the biggest investors of agriculture in the Kurdistan region.

We have a very close connection with the government, for example the Ministry of Agriculture. We are the second biggest exporter in agriculture worldwide as such a small country. That is mainly because we have a lot of innovation. And I think that is the future of agriculture.

Agro Pack & Iraq plastprintpack looks very professional und I am happy to see that this kind of event can be organised here.

Feras al Khateeb, Export Sales Manager 

Siniora Food Industries, Amman – Jordan

Iraq has got the largest population in the region, that’s why the Iraqi market is so important to us. We expect the market to grow steadily over the years to come.

During the past two show days we could discuss business with retailers, end users and distributors. We are satisfied with the outcome so far and we hope to close more and more deals also over the coming two days.

Marion van Schaik, Agricultural Counsellor for Iran and Iraq

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tehran

The Netherlands is closely collaborating with the Kurdistan region in Iraq on agricultural development.

Now we have 10 Dutch companies in our booth on Agro Pack 2021 to intensify trade. Here, we shared knowledge and made interesting business contacts in the seed potato, dairy, food processing, fruit tree growing and agricultural consultancy sectors.

We succeeded to match our exhibitors with interested trade visitors as the Netherlands are known for its innovative growers and high tech solutions.

Carlo Abbiati, Area Sales Manager

TEKNOICE - Italy

At TEKNOICE, we produce machines for the ice cream industry 100% Made in Italy, and this since 1992.

As the consumption of ice cream in Iraq is very high because of the long season, we traditionally have many customers here. And we are confident that now, through our participation in Agro Pack, we will add some more.

On the first day of the fair, we have already met many of our existing customers and also some new potential customers. And also people from by-side business. So the fair has started very well for us.

Halit Shasheet, Business Area Manager

BASTAK - Turkey

Bastak is the Turkish export leader in flour and feed quality control laboratory instruments, flour additives and improvers.  

As Iraq represents a huge market in the agricultural sector, we are glad to support our Iraqi clients reaching their quality targets.

Here at the show we have received decision makers from government, but also from potential agents interested in representing us on the Iraqi market. We wish to meet more end users and hope to see them during the last two show days.

Ahmed Tayyip, Area Manager

intermak - Turkey

Intermak produces turnkey plants and realizes projects along the agrofood value chain. As Iraq is a new market to us we are excited to get to know the major players here.

Our target group consists of farmers and milk and dairy producers and we have already had quite some good meetings. So we are satisfied and hope on two more good days.

Ahmet Deniz, Sales Representatives

SUNPET - Turkey

At SUNPET, we produce innovative food and non-food packages as well as pre-form solutions. Because of its proximity and because Turkish products are highly appreciated here, we regard Iraq as a very important market for our company.

Here at Agro Pack, we are meeting with chips and ice cream producers and, luckily, we are expecting orders coming in soon.  

Mustafa D. Al-Tamimy

MEPEQ - Dubai 

MEPEQ provides turnkey solutions for packaging industries in liquid food, beverages and chemicals.

We regard Iraq as a developing market with an improving purchasing power. More and more factories are established, and with this, our potential of finding the right clients is increasing.

Here at Agro Pack, our target is to raise awareness for investments in high-quality and high-performance machines, despite the price argument. And we are satisfied as many small-scale investors have already visited our stand during the first two days.

Sabri Tecelli, Chairman

MILKMAN - Dubai 

Since 1981 MILKMAN manufactures food machinery, especially for the dairy industry, and we regard Iraq as an important and developing market.

We actually participated at Agro Pack without great expectations, but the results for our company are far better than expected.

Ali Nalmo, Sales Manager

Aytav Poultry - Turkey 

Aytav Poultry as one of the largest poultry equipment manufacturers in Turkey producing demountable livestock transporting coops, broiler equipment, breeding equipment and cage systems.

As we have realized projects in Iraq and keep on servicing them, Iraq is a major market for us. Here at the show we meet with clients in need of general contractors for their agro & poultry projects. We are glad to say that Agro Pack exceeded our expectations by far.  

Zafer Sönmez, Export Sales Specialist

Yayla Agro - Turkey  

Yayla Agro is a market leader in the pulses industry and exports in 100+ countries. As we are very close to Iraq, everybody here knows our brand.

We have made some new leads at Agro Pack 2021 with interest in our products. And we have talked to many who want to become our distributor. This is exactly what we have been looking for.

Ghazwan Kafil Idan, Trade Marketing and Distribution Manager

Atyaf Algeed (Givaudan) - Iraq  

Iraq is a very important market for our company especially since the Iraqi government supports and protects the local food production. Our clients for our flavours, fragrances and ingredients are owners of factories for the soft drink, juice and chips production.

Agro Pack 2021 is an excellent and very important event for us to enlarge our horizon of communication and to increase the cooperation between suppliers and project owners. Therefore, we expect prosperity and growth of our company as a result of this event.

Jean S. Zacca, CEO

Zacca Multitec - Iraq  

Our Iraq branch has been established in 2012 and we have 3 offices in Erbil, Baghdad and Basra. For us, Iraq is one of our main markets in the region as we see a large potential in the industrial sector. We are proud to say we are working with most of the medium and large food and beverage manufacturers, and there is still room to grow thanks to our wide product range. We are able to supply the complete production lines, which include machines for processing, filling and packaging and we provide same-day maintenance services.

At the 2021 Agro Pack Erbil show we are meeting customers from all the Iraqi provinces, not only Kurdistan. This is quite positive as our exposure is spread throughout the country, and our teams who flew in from other provinces are able to see their existing customers and meet new prospects. The majority of the visitors are from the Food & Beverage industry, with some other from the Agricultural sector. We are indeed very satisfied with the quality of the visitors as most are professionals from within the industry and appreciate the high-quality European machines that we supply.

Several months back, prior to confirming our participation at the show, we were skeptical of the footfall due to the pandemic as its repercussions were still unknown at the time. We hoped circumstances would not restrict visitors from attending, however now after busy days at our booth we can say the show has definitely exceeded our expectations by leaps and bounds.  Not only the number and quality of the visitors were brilliant, but also the show organizers did an excellent job.