From the very first moment, FARMER-EXPO has consciously endeavoured to create opportunities for widening relations, deepening partnerships, stepping forward for the agricultural branch.

In accordance with the above we tried to provide a forum for all the workers in agriculture, and the domestic and foreign companies connected to the agricultural branch to show their products and services.

The professional programme of the exhibition has been widening year by year. Among the programmes there are professional conferences, forums for agricultural experts to collect new, important knowledges, the latest research results and other practical, useful experiences.


The show had been developing dynamically - taking both the net exhibition area and the number of exhibitors into consideration - until 1999, when an other exhibition organizing company got interested in Farmer-Expo.



This fact and the hardenings of agriculture contributed to 30% decrease in the exhibition area and a 20% decrease in the number of exhibitors. In year 2000, the National Agricultural and Food Industrial Exhibition (OMÉK) held in every 4 year moderated the interest towards the exhibition, still a 10% increase could have been noticed. In 2001 th
e net exhibition area increased 40 % (from 12.197 m2 to 17.000 m2 ), and the number of exhibitors about 12% (from 369 to 412). This growth continued both in 2002 and in 2003. In 2004 expectations in terms of joining the EU and reduction of costs were typical for the companies, that resulted a small decrease in the number of exhibitors

The professional programmes provide various subjects from business meetings through plant ennobling symposiums to agricultural political forums.
The Hungarian Animal Breeders´ Association acknowledges FARMER-EXPO as its official live-stock exhibition.


Since 1994 - when as first member of the live-stock exhibition the pig appeared - the organizers has consciously broadened the live-stock exhibition year by year. Today 7 species of animals are shown at the exhibition - pig, horse, poultry, cattle, sheep, goat and rabbit.


Each year an up-to-date topic is highlighted among the programmes, which is emphasized by a conference where international experts give lectures, introducing the latest results. Most programmes are followed by practical shows, or product shows. The live-stock show is featured by a high quality cattle, horse, pig and sheep show judgement.

Highlighted Professional Conferences in the History of FARMER-EXPO:
1994 - Pig Breeding Conference
1995 - International Conference on Milk Production
1996 - Poultry Breeding Conference
1997 - International Conference on Plant Protection,
International Conference on Horse Breeding
1998 - International Sheep Breeding Conference
1999 - International Goat Breeding Conference
2000 - International Conference on Animal Feeding
2001 - Professional Meeting for Farmers, Potato Conference
2002 - 2nd International Pig Breeding Conference
2003 - International Conference for Cattle Breeding
2004 - International Conference of Aquaculture and Fishery
2005 - Forum for Farmers: Actualities in food industry
2006 - Gene preservation and traditional animal species in the Carpethian base
2007 - Animal breeding and farming technology of the 21st century
2008 - The present and future of sheep breeding in EU
2009 - Quality-oriented production in animal breeding

FARMER-EXPO has been acknowledged as one of the most visited exhibitions. In the last 8 years, an average of 40,000 visitors came to see the four day long event. We are very proud of the fact that a considerable amount of visitors (approx. 50%) return to the show every year. The compound of visitors reflect the professional charcteristic of the exhibition, since 70% of the visitors have some kind of relation to agriculture.


Due to Debrecen´s geographical position, FARMER-EXPO means a great attraction for the experts of the neighbouring countries. Each year several hundred business men come from Czech Republic, Romania, the Ukraine.