Agrilevante, technical and political topics at the Mediterranean event
As the Bari event approaches, its FederUnacoma organizers are finalizing the schedule of workshops and technical seminars that will be held over the four days of the event. Meetings sponsored by publishing houses in the sector have already been scheduled, with the most notable being the meetings of the Club of Bologna, which are being held at Agrilevante for the first time
Agrilevante the international exhibition of technologies for the Mediterranean primary sector, is ready to go. Its ninth edition is being held in Bari from October 9th to 12th, and it seems likely that it will achieve the same record numbers as back in 2023. Barely two months after opening the turnstiles, the 60,000 gross-square-meter fair grounds have been almost entirely allocated, and the number of exhibitors is in line with that of two years ago. From arable crop machinery to vineyard and orchard technologies, horticultural solutions to irrigation systems and livestock equipment, the Italian and international manufacturers present at Agrilevante offer a comprehensive range of solutions capable of adapting to the area's diverse environmental settings and meeting every production need of Mediterranean agriculture. But the Bari exhibition isn't just a spotlight on the most innovative agricultural machinery, it is also an opportunity for public decision-makers, stakeholders, technicians, and academia to discuss the most pressing and significant issues for the region's primary sector. With this in mind, the Italian agricultural machinery manufacturers' association (FederUnacoma), the direct organizer of the Bari exhibition, is developing a wide range of thematic events—conferences, seminars, and workshops—that will accompany the four-day agricultural machinery fair. Some of these events have already been scheduled, while others are still being planned. The inauguration of Agrilevante, scheduled for the morning of October 9th, will be preceded, as usual, by a press conference the day before, which will present the Mediterranean agricultural economy and highlight the most significant trends in the agricultural machinery market. The African continent will be the focus of the first day of the event, with a conference attended by political leaders and representatives of agricultural and agro-mechanical education and training institutions, as well as representatives of the manufacturing and professional sectors. The conference will focus on the theme "The New Africa: Education, Training, and Education for Agricultural and Agro-Mechanical Technicians". Of great interest, in addition to the meeting of the agricultural journalists' association UNARGA with the international press (on October 9) and the presentation of the 2026 edition of Agriumbria (on October 10), are the initiatives sponsored by sector publishing houses during the four-day event. To date, a conference on contract farming has already been scheduled for Thursday, October 9th, while a seminar will be held on Friday, October 10th on the topics "Profitable livestock farming: it can be done" and "Industrial horticulture in Apulia in view of climate challenge: Strategies to ensure sustainability and profitability”, organized by Edagricole. Also scheduled for October 10th is a workshop entitled “Mechanization of the Levant: A beacon for Mediterranean agriculture”, promoted by Trattori magazine. Following this, on Saturday, October 11, is the conference entitled "New investments for sustainable, efficient, and profitable agriculture," sponsored by Agromillora. On the third day of Agrilevante, the spotlight will be on the major issues of global agricultural mechanization with the work of the Club of Bologna, one of the most anticipated new features of the ninth edition of the event. The international gathering of agricultural machinery experts, including representatives from manufacturers and academic institutions, is holding its first meeting in Bari. It will review the sector's most significant trends and analyze emerging mechanization needs in various contexts. The technical meetings sponsored by Informatore Agrario on olive growing and viticulture, crops that characterize most Mediterranean agricultural economies, are currently being finalized.
