French firms join RP int’l agribiz trade show

Eight big European firms are joining the Philippines’ biggest and most prestigious international trade show on agribusiness, food and aquaculture.

This was announced by Le Club, the French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, which confirmed the setting up of a French pavilion at the Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink 2008 slated at the World Trade Center Metro Manila on Oct. 9-11.

Le Club vice president Michel Hermelin said the French Pavilion will feature eight diverse agricultural and food innovations — from the basic water supply and wind power technologies to the more intricate genealogical genetic selection machineries.

Such technologies will be showcased by Bayle SA, Dosatron, Grimaud Frères Sélection, Richel, Sasso, Solraya, Vergnet Hydro, and Stolz, which will join the hundreds of other foreign and local firms at this year’s 15th Agrilink, 9th Foodlink and 4th Aqualink.

These triple events will have Bayle SA presenting its latest state-of-the-art bird-handling and cut-up equipment, spanning various phases of poultry preparations – from defeathering to eviscerating, chilling, grading and washing.  An industry leader since 1931, Bayle SA is known across Europe, Africa and Asia for its expertise in duck and geese processing.

Dosatron, Europe’s undisputed leader in water-powered proportional dosing technology, will show its new hygiene system.

In animal genetic technology, the Grimaud Freres Selection is tops in the genealogical genetic selection, reproduction and marketing.  Its over 40 years of research and development work have ensured the sustained improvement of its products, which include colored geese, rabbits, pigeons, chickens and guinea fowls.

Sasso, the leading French label poultry producer, offers the best sanitary conditions and high quality productive strains.

Likewise, Solraya is the local breeder and distributor of Solraya’s Sunshine free-ranged chicken (bonafide F1 day old chicks from parent stocks imported from France), specializing in dressed sunshines and eggs from grass-fed hens.

In the field of greenhouses and garden centers, the Richel Group has a track record of more than 50 years, using either glass for maximum luminosity, or plastic for optimum reliability, both making the company the leading manufacturer in Europe.

France’s only manufacturer of wind turbines, Vergnet Hydro is the market leader in mid-range wind-power generation with its original technology of twin-bladed aerogenerators that can be tilted down in less than an hour in case of cyclone alert.

Meanwhile, Stolz, which specializes in feed and food processing technologies, is the European leader in powder and granules handling and processing.

The participation of these companies in Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink 2008 was arranged by Le Club to help them find their niche in the Philippine market.

More details can be obtained from the Foundation for Resource Linkage and Development (tel. 8384549, 8384852, fax 8384573 or email [email protected]).