HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Vietstock 2016, an international feed and livestock industry show, will take place at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City from October 19-21.

Vietstock is expected to be the centre of the feed, liverstock and meat processing industry with participation of more than 300 businesses from 30 countries including the Netherlands, Denmark, US, France, UK, Canada, Japan and South Korea.

The event, with the theme Enhancing Food Quality and Safety in Livestock Production, is one of the leading shows in livestock industry being held every two years in order to introduce and update the latest technologies, and create opportunities for co-operation among businesses.

Managing Director of UBM Asia M.Gandhi, who is also representative of the event's organising board, said the board would award prizes for organisations which had active contributions to the Vietnamese livestock industry's development.

The prizes will be given to organisations and individuals in the area of poultry and livestock breeding, feed processing and aquaculture.

Many conferences and seminars will be held at the sidelines of the event. — VNS