The organizational machine of EIMA 2024 is marching at full speed and between presentations all over the world – only in March in Argentina, India, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia – it is preparing a memorable edition. The international exhibition of machinery and equipment for agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, bioenergy and greenery - held at Bologna fair from the 6 10 November next – already counting today around 1.500 exhibiting industries book, and continues to receive requests to participate from all over the world. Well in advance of the opening of the exhibition, EIMA International has already allocated almost all of the available exhibition area in the BolognaFiere district, using the covered pavilions and large outdoor spaces for practical demonstrations of mechanical means. The very broad product range and the presence of all the major agromechanical brands lead to the expectation of success with the public too, after the turnout of the 2022 edition which marked an all-time high for the event with 330 thousand attendees and official delegations from 80 countries.
“Top” event in the exhibition sector
Simona Rapastella (in the picture) – general manager of FederUnacoma, the Confindustria federation which represents agricultural machinery manufacturers and which is the direct organizer of the Bolognese event – does not hide its great optimism. “Over the years, EIMA has established itself as one of the 'top' events not only in the agro-mechanical sector but in the trade fair scene in an absolute sense thanks to the technical contents and also the economic-political values which make it a reference event for economic operators , farmers, contractors, agromechanical technicians, professional and trade organizations, as well as for researchers, students, public administrations, municipalities and the group of hobby farmers, gardening enthusiasts and activities in rural environments ”.
To facilitate different segments of the public, the exhibition – which showcases over 50 thousand models of machines and equipment – is divided into 14 macro-product sectors (from tractors, to machines for working the soil, from harvesters to treatment vehicles and systems for the mechanized management of livestock farming) and into 5 specialized halls, dedicated respectively to components (Components ), bioenergy (Energy), gardening (Green), irrigation (Idrotech) and advanced electronics (Digital).
"Innovation is EIMA International's strong point – underlined Rapastella – which also presents the prestigious Technical Innovations competition-exhibition in the 2024 edition; while the demonstrations for bioenergy supply chains, the show of the Tractor of the Year finalist tractors, the Green E-motion trials, dedicated to gardening and greenery care machines, as well as the demonstrations of drones and robots will have an informative nature agricultural activities planned in the REAL area (Robotics and Electronics for Agriculture Live) which is one of the novelties of this edition".
Over 150 conferences, workshops and conferences will enliven this edition and aim to describe the trends of modern agriculture and analyze the factors that can positively or negatively influence the sector market.
Confidence in the market thanks also to incentives
EIMA International takes place in a year in which the problems linked to the increase in production costs and therefore price lists still persist, and the problems of trade, logistics and transport resulting from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, but beyond this particular economic situation, the demand for agricultural machinery at a global level remains high, and is destined to grow considerably in the coming years. The need to renew the agromechanical park also emerges in Italy, for which however substantial public incentives are needed. “The incentives relating to the tax credit for 4.0 have been used, and other support systems such as the Inail Decree for machines with high safety requirements and the Sabatini law for the purchase of capital goods, as well as the multi-year incentives of the PSR – recalled the general director of FederUnacoma – agricultural businesses are waiting for the incentives provided by the PNRR and the Innovation Fund launched by the Government to finally come into operation".
