An annual international food show, one of the country’s biggest platforms for food producers and buyers, will begin tomorrow in Taipei, a Council of Agriculture (COA) official said yesterday.
The event, now in its 21st year, has attracted local and foreign exhibitors from 28 countries, including the US, Canada, Japan and South Korea, Chang Su-san (張淑賢), director-general of the COA’s Department of International Affairs, said at a press conference.
When asked if the food show would be affected by the recent food scare, Chang said the organizers had asked all exhibitors to sign a declaration to ensure food safety and to provide quality products.
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“Most of the products will be fresh, not processed,” she said. “The public will be able to buy without fear.”
This year, the Taiwan Pavilion will be the biggest among the 1,700 booths at the show and will present a display that will “wow visitors,” Chang said.
The Taiwan Pavilion will host 76 exhibitors in several categories, including farm produce, seafood, meat products and prepared food products. The displays will range from seafood to coffee and wines, the organizers said.
In addition, a portable “urban vegetable farm” will be featured, showing how people can grow and harvest vegetables on their balconies at home in only seven to 10 days, the organizers said.
However, the urban farm technology will not be available until the end of this year, council section chief Lee Chien-lin (李建霖) said.
“It’s just like a real version of the popular online game Happy Farm and the best part is that you can have fun growing vegetables without worrying about other people stealing them,” Lee said on the sidelines of the press conference.
The event will take place at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall from tomorrow until Saturday, but it will open to the public only on the last day.
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