THE first World Meat Congress to be held in five years will take place in Maastricht, the Netherlands, from 11 to 13 October this year.
The important international industry event has not been held since 2018 due to COVID, and there’s been an awful lot of water under the bridge since then, in terms of issues of importance.
This year’s event will be hosted by COV, the Dutch Meat Producers Association, in cooperation with the International Meat Secretariat. Australia hosted a World Meat Congress back in 2009.
The international meat industry faces a large number of challenges in diverse areas including animal welfare, CO2 reduction, sustainability and meat alternatives.
How the industry deals with these issues will form a central theme through this year’s event.
“We are emphatically seeking dialogue,” says Dutch Meat Producers Association president Laurens Hoedemaker. “That is reflected in this year’s congress theme which is Meeting Society & Consumer expectations.”
The World Meat Congress promises to be a valuable event for those who are directly or indirectly engaged with meat production. One of the other big advantages is the opportunity to network with other congress attendees.
The congress audience is typically made up of meat processors and exporters, regulators and government personnel involved in areas like market access, advisors, food safety experts, consultants and trade experts, scientists and technology developers.
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