Agriculture is the key sector of the economy in the 21st century. The medium and long-term challenges of global food security, climate change and biomass for energy production present excellent perspectives for agriculture. This was impressively underpinned by Agritechnica 2009 with a seven percent growth in the number of exhibitors and a three percent rise in visitor figures. More than 350,000 expert visitors, including over 77,000 from outside Germany, came to the Exhibition Grounds in Hanover from 8 to 14 November 2009.
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