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The next SIMA – the most international trade show in the agricultural world (agricultural equipment and livestock farming) will be held in Paris - France from 24 to 28 February 2013. The show will bring together all the key French and international players in the world of agriculture for five days at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre.

Now just 10 months away, the 75th SIMA event promises to be:
- UNIQUE => professionals will have the chance to explore agricultural equipment, products and services for livestock farming, large-scale farming and specialist farming along with 400 dairy and beef cattle under one roof.

- The most INTERNATIONAL of the agricultural shows => in 2011, 50% international exhibitors, 25% of visitors from 123 foreign countries, 300 delegations of international buyers and opinion leaders and more. The 2013 event will be putting special emphasis on:
- all forms of agriculture: intensive, integrated, sustainable and organic farming on large, small or medium-sized farms.
- activities with a global reach including:
- the SIMA International Forum: presentations addressing major themes in agriculture, offering an international vision and led by speakers from different countries
- organisation of open shows, auctions and sales presentations for dairy and beef cattle.

- INNOVATIVE => The SIMA Innovation Awards reward innovative or forward-looking agricultural equipment. Over the last 50 years, robotic milking machines, GPS systems and, more recently, a hydrogen-fuelled tractor and a vehicle synchronisation system have all been awarded prizes by a panel of international experts.

- BUSINESS => The perfect place to do business, with 67.4% of visitors making a purchase, SIMA 2013 will feature round-table discussions, workshops, meetings between exhibitors and distribution networks and much more.

- FORWARD-LOOKING => As an open platform, SIMA 2013 is planning a programme of conferences and workshops on topical subjects with high added value to give everyone a comprehensive view of the agricultural sector.

- WELCOMING => For an even more enjoyable visit SIMA 2013 is offering:
- the Welcome Pack: download your badge from www.simaonline.com, consult the interactive map to plan your visit, make a booking for lunch at the show, reserve a catalogue – and, of course, organise your transport, accommodation and evenings out in Paris.
- www.simaonline.com, a bilingual French and English website with all the key information available in 9 other languages (Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish)
- The International Business Club, available to all international visitors including a personalised welcome, guided tour of the show, documentation in different languages and more.

SIMA in 2013 will be the key event for high-performance sustainable agriculture worldwide to help everyone – whatever their size and wherever they come from – to produce more and better!

SIMA in figures*
1,302 exhibitors including 50% international exhibitors from 41 countries
1,550 brands
300 European livestock breeders
400 dairy and beef cattle
209,800 professional visitors, including 25% international visitors from 123 countries
22 official visits by international representatives
300 foreign delegations
*Sources: SIMA 2011

Press Contacts in Germany:
Björn Drori Avraham & Nathalie Deltour – mail : [email protected] & [email protected] – Tél : 0221 13 05 09 03/05
Visit www.simaonline.com for further information