Nairobi is set to host Africa’s biggest processed cereal grains forum in late October where over 500 delegates, including executives of the grain processing industry, grain traders and technology providers are expected at Kenya’s capital city.
The conference, dubbed the International Association of Operative Millers Mideast & Africa Region (IAOM MEA) Conference and Expo will connect local flour millers with international grain milling experts, machine suppliers, traders and other allied professionals. The 29th edition of the annual conference will be hosted by the Cereal Millers Association (CMA).
The continental millers forum will run from October 22 to October 25 at the Movenpick Hotel & Residences.
A key issue up for discussion includes trade tariffs and the declining world wheat export stocks and how they offer a dynamic world grain market in 2019. Another topic to be addressed includes the challenge of feeding 9 billion people by 2050 through innovation.
CMA announced that Group Managing Director of UNGA Holdings Ltd Nicholas Hutchinson will be the host Chairman of the IAOM. The keynote speaker on the other hand is Dan Basse, President and Founder of AgResource Co.
Chief Technical Officer of Buhler AG (Switzerland) Ian Roberts is expected to highlight how adequate, safe, nutritious and affordable food can be provided in a sustainable manner.
Prior to the 3-day Conference and Expo, IAOM MEA will conduct a 3-day technical training whose theme is “Food Safety Management Plan” is targeting to create awareness around food safety, leverage it as a competitive advantage, and reduce risk and liabilities.
This will be the second time Nairobi is hosting an IAOM MEA gathering following a regional conference in 2015 that brought together 43 operative millers and 31 machine suppliers.
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