GARDEN Trader (AUTUMN 2018)

M yplant & Garden has shown its extraordinary power, beauty and vitality. The whole industry has witnessed an exceptional series of products, ideas and solutions. Here are the words of the organizers: “Myplant & Garden 2018 has demonstrated once again that whenthe protagonists of the sector focus on a common objective, they give life to a great, unique, incomparable and international moment” . Milan (IT), 26 February 2018. The response to the fourth edition of the International Green Expo (21-23 February 2018) has been great: 655 exhibitors, 17,300 registered participants (the expectation was to welcome 16,000), three days in which the main protagonists of horticulture in Italy and abroad have gathered in the halls of Fiera Milano Rho-Pero. The companies from Lombardy (the Italian region where the trade fair takes place) have been the most numerous, followed by those from Veneto, The Nether- lands, Tuscany, Sicily, Puglia, Emilia Romagna, Piedmont and Denmark. Foreign exhibitors represented 20% of the total: they have been intrigued by a constant growth in numbers, recognition and business opportunities. The 150 buyer delegations – selected with care – coming from 50 countries have been able to examine what markets are able to offer. The delegations have come from the following countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, MYPLANT & GARDEN the fourth edition closes its doors on a huge success w w w . I M B 2 B . c o m TRADE SHOW REVIEW By/ Press Center 90