VISITING GERMANY: BERLIN – GREEN WEEK – World’s largest exhibition for agriculture, food and horticulture offers a unique experience – From 17 to 26 January 2014

Berlin, 8 January 2014 – From 17 to 26 January the 26 hall complexes at the International Green Week Berlin 2014 will offer a unique experience to visitors. Around 100,000 food products and specialities from all over the world, several thousand livestock animals and pets, over 35,000 flowers as well as 20 stages hosting shows: these are just some of the impressive figures that sum up the world’s largest exhibition for agriculture, food and horticulture.

Further improvements have been made to the hall layout in preparation for the forthcoming fair. For the first time Messe Berlin has combined the halls exhibiting pets and livestock. The World of Pets has moved to Hall 26b and is now next door to Hunting and Fishing in Hall 26a and the big Livestock Hall (Hall 25), which features all the livestock breeds, as well as being next to the Farm Experience in Hall 3.2. Families with children in particular, for whom display areas with animals offer a special attraction, will be able to take advantage of this hall layout.

New: this year Hall 1.2a features exhibitors from the international food industry. The BioHall is now in Hall 1.2b. In Hall 4.2 the German food industry invites visitors to participate in the Food Dialogue. For the first time a hall is being devoted entirely to the Asian food industry (Hall 6.2a). Estonia, the partner country, now occupies a significantly larger display area in Hall 8.2.

Pointers to help visitors find their way around: the display areas featuring farming exhibits are on the southern section of the exhibition grounds. The Road of the Federal States passes through the halls encircling the Summer Garden on the western side and the international food industry can be found mainly in the display halls on the eastern side of the grounds.

Overview of the halls

Hall 1.2a: International food industry

Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Columbia, Denmark, Greece, Peru, consumer information.

Hall 1.2b: BIO – More room for life

Organic products are now found in increasing quantities on supermarket shelves and in the food that we cook and there is also a growing public awareness of them. The exhibits in Hall 1.2 show what ‘more room for life’ actually means. People of all ages can experience for themselves, by touch, sight and hearing, what goes into producing organic products.

Hall 2.2: International food industry

Russia.

Hall 3.2: Farm Experience

Taking as its slogan ‘Innovation and tradition – agriculture provides the link’, the Farm Experience offers a genuine and wide-ranging insight into modern and sustainable food production chains in agriculture and the food industry in Germany. The event is being held under the supervision of the Organisation for the Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture (FNL), along with the organisers of the Farm Experience, the German Farmers’ Union (DBV) and i.m.a. information.medien.agrar e.V.

Hall 4.2: Food Dialogue, the Joys of Rural Life, Wood

Food Dialogue – The focus of the Food Dialogue is on the topic of ’industrial production’. Specifically, topic headings include ‘Safety’, ‘Monitoring’ and ‘Hygiene’, with a special exhibition examining various food production processes. In addition, as part of the programme of events for schoolchildren, the combined display of the Federal Association of the German Food and Drink Industries (BVE) and the Federation of Food Law and Food Science (BLL) is organising activities and quiz competitions with so-called Power Passes for schoolchildren and young people.

The Joys of Rural Life – This combined display has everything for visitors keen to find out more about rural life: the most beautiful villages and holiday regions, culinary specialities from local regions and a wide-ranging programme of shows.

Multi-talented Wood – Multi-talented Wood is hosting a fascinating display and lots of activities, in particular for children. The watchword is working, learning and living with wood. For visitors keen to find out more about wood this hall is the right place to be.

Hall 5.2a: nature.tec

Taking as its slogan ’Our focus is on new energy’ this special show on bio-energy and renewable resources awaits visitors with innovations, information and entertainment. The aim of nature.tec 2014 is to comprehensively showcase sustainable production and the use of renewable resources as well as the importance of bioenergy for forward-looking energy management and transportation.

Hall 5.2b: Combined display of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Hall 6.2a: International food industry

China, India, Japan, Lebanon, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam.

Hall 6.2b: Gallery of German Wines and Sparkling Wines, Kitchens, Home Appliances, Market for Herbs and Spices

Madagascar

Hall 6.3: Press Centre

Hall 7.1b: Building Systems

Hall 7.1c: Building Systems

Hall 7.2a: International food industry

Guinea, Kenya, Luxembourg, Rwanda

Hall 7.2b: International food industry

Afghanistan, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Nepal

Hall 7.2c: International food industry

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Tunisia, USA.

Hall 8.1: Homes and Gardens

The Horticultural Halls (Halls 8.1 – 11.1) provide a good opportunity to prepare for this year’s gardening season. Visitors can find out everything about the latest horticultural trends and product innovations and get some valuable ideas for their own gardens.

Hall 8.2: International food industry

Estonia (this year’s partner country), Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, UK.

Hall 9: International Floral Hall

Slogan: Parliament of Flowers

Programme of stage events with a focus on gardening, horticultural shows, the Urban Gardening Association, Landscaping Association and the Berlin Zoo.

Hall 10.1: Homes and Gardens

Everything for homes and gardens, indoors and outdoors, flowers, seeds, bulbs, plants, garden furniture, conservatories and greenhouses, gardening systems and equipment, DIY supplies, screens and sun protection elements, whirlpools, swimming pools and saunas.

Hall 10.2: International food industry

Argentina, Brazil, Mongolia, Romania, Hungary, Uzbekistan

Hall 11.1: Homes and Gardens

Everything for homes and gardens, indoors and outdoors, flowers, seeds, bulbs, plants, garden furniture, conservatories and greenhouses, gardening systems and equipment, DIY supplies, screens and sun protection elements, whirlpools, swimming pools and saunas.

Hall 11.2: International food industry

France, Poland

Hall 12: proBier Market

Beer from Germany and abroad, the combined display of the German Brewers Association (DBB) as well as food for visitors to sample.

Hall 13: Wine Culinarium

Hall 14.1: Seafood Market

Fish Information Centre (FIZ)

Hall 15.1: International food industry

Austria

Hall 16: International food industry

Ukraine

Hall 17: International food industry

Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland

Hall 18: International food industry

Australia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Iran, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, Turkey.

Hall 19: north entrance

Exhibition management, hostess service, protocol department.

Hall 20: Tour of Germany’s federal States

Bremen, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Thuringia

Hall 21a: Tour of Germany’s federal States

Brandenburg

Hall 21b: Tour of Germany’s federal States

Berlin, Saxony

Hall 22a: Tour of Germany’s federal States

North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Baden-Württemberg

Hall 22b: Tour of Germany’s federal States

Bavaria

Hall 23a: Special show of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The slogan of the special show of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is ‘taking joint responsibility for humans, animals and the environment’. The upcoming show of the BMEL provides extensive information on the innovative potential of tomorrow’s farming industry and rural regions and the improved quality of life this will create.

Hall 23b: Tour of Germany’s federal States

Saxony-Anhalt

Hall 25: Livestock Hall and shows

Different livestock shows in the arena every day, in a stadium-like atmosphere.

Federal livestock shows and competitions

3rd Federal Cattle Show, Schwarz-Rot-Gold Robust, from 17 to 19 January.

5th Federal Farming Sheep Exhibition from 24 to 25 January.

8th Berlin Brandenburg Indoor Driving Championships – Horse Teams in Action, on 26 January.

Hall 26: Farming industry exhibitors, pets, agricultural machinery, direct marketing specialists

A forest biotope, with wildlife, pedigree rabbits and poultry, reindeers and the Society for the Preservation of Old-established and Endangered Breeds of Domesticated Animals (GEH).

Hunting and Fishing, World of Pets

Aquarium and terrarium displays, reptiles, insects, dogs, cats, pets and pet supplies

 

Source: Gruene Woche BERLIN

 

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