The main global operators, market trends and marketing policies, but also new cultivars, technical and technological innovations, a large test field and guided tours. All this in a major global event together with an absolute protagonist: table grapes. The symbolic product of the 41st edition of Macfrut will be at the center of the global spotlight with a symposium aimed at operators in the supply chain which attracts the main experts from all over the planet.
In addition to the conference which will involve both companies and technical-scientific experts, field visits are also planned to see first-hand the technical aspects, the exhibition area with the main producers in the sector and online collaboration activities.
The symposium will be coordinated by Bruno Mezzetti, from the Polytechnic University of Marche. “The growth trend in global table grape production is positive – he analyzes – and is estimated at 5.7%, a percentage which in Europe can reach 14%, in particular thanks to the entry into production of new plants with the new varieties of seedless table grapes produced above all in Italy, the leading European producer and exporter of table grapes, with around 1 million tonnes of product. The symposium has an economic and employment value it will represent a meeting between researchers and public and private experts of international importance who will discuss issues relating to innovation and varietal protection, propagation techniques and quality of nursery material, new production systems and market quality “.
The event will unfold during the three days of Macfrut, with the opening dedicated to the Symposium designed with the aim of providing specialized operators with specific insights on genetic programs, selection and new cultivars, innovations on precision techniques for cultivation and management of production systems and conservation, processing and post-harvest quality management techniques, ending with the varieties preferred by the consumer.
Thursday 9 May will be the turn of the ‘Macfrut Table Grape Global Players’ with the spotlight on market trends and production trends in the presence of the main global operators, while the final day will be dedicated to technical visits guided by experts in the test field set up inside the fair.
