SIVAL 2027 – Angers, France

What to expect in 2027

SIVAL 2027 will bring together professionals from the specialised plant-production sector at the Exhibition Centre in Angers, France. The international trade show focuses on technologies, equipment, products and services for specialised crop production and provides a meeting point for fruit and vegetable growers, winegrowers, horticultural professionals, nursery operators, seed and plant specialists, cider producers, mushroom growers and emerging agricultural sectors. The organiser describes SIVAL as a major professional platform combining business, innovation, technical knowledge and networking across the plant-production value chain.

The exhibition is expected to feature around 700 exhibitors, approximately 24,000 visitors and about 34,000 square metres of exhibition space. The event is particularly focused on practical agricultural solutions, with machinery and equipment occupying a substantial part of the exhibition while inputs, post-harvest technologies, protected-crop systems, seeds, services and digital agriculture create a broad professional offering.

SIVAL also has a strong international dimension. Visitors and exhibitors come from numerous countries, while the show provides dedicated business-development opportunities through international buyer programmes and the VEGEPOLYS VALLEY International Business Event. These activities give producers, technology companies and suppliers opportunities to develop commercial relationships beyond the French market.

Innovation will remain one of the central themes. SIVAL Innovation highlights new products and solutions covering plant health, soil and growing media, production equipment, marketing, digital tools, data processing and collective services. The event also promotes robotics, precision agriculture, connected farming, artificial intelligence, alternative production methods and other technologies associated with the future of specialised crop production.

Event dates

SIVAL 2027 will take place from 12–14 January 2027 at the Exhibition Centre in Angers, France. The official opening hours are 9:00 am to 7:00 pm on the first two days and 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on the final day.

The official venue address is Destination Angers Exhibition Centre, 3520 Route de Paris, Saint Sylvain d’Anjou, 49480 Verrières-en-Anjou, France.

Admission is free for specialised crop professionals who present a valid access badge. The organiser recommends completing the visitor registration process online before travelling to the venue.

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Venue & exhibition site

SIVAL will be hosted at the Exhibition Centre in Angers, a large events complex serving the city and the wider agricultural region. The venue is located in Verrières-en-Anjou, close to Angers, and provides the combination of indoor halls, meeting facilities, specialist spaces and outdoor infrastructure required for a major agricultural trade exhibition.

The exhibition centre is particularly suitable for SIVAL because the event needs space for large agricultural machinery as well as smaller technologies, inputs, packaging solutions, professional services and conference areas. The site provides approximately 34,000 square metres of exhibition space for the event, while broader venue information highlights a substantial exhibition infrastructure serving hundreds of exhibitors.

Visitors can expect the exhibition environment to be organised around different agricultural sectors and professional interests. The combination of halls, meeting rooms, specialist forums and exhibition stands allows attendees to move between commercial displays, educational sessions and networking activities without leaving the main event environment.

The location also provides convenient access to Angers city centre, making it possible for visitors to combine a professional trip with accommodation, restaurants and local tourism. The official destination information highlights Angers’ historic centre, parks, gardens, Loire Valley surroundings and wine-related attractions.

Full event programme

The SIVAL programme is built around the specialist crop-production sectors represented at the exhibition. Rather than focusing exclusively on product displays, the event combines conferences, forums, technical discussions, innovation presentations and business meetings.

The established programme structure includes:

• Technical discussions for fruit and vegetable production
• Arboriculture and orchard-production sessions
• Viticulture and winemaking content
• Seed and plant discussions
• Horticulture and nursery topics
• Cider-production sessions
• Biocontrol and plant-health forums
• AgTech and precision-agriculture discussions
• Innovation presentations
• Diversification and new-production discussions
• International business meetings
• Employment and professional-development activities

The organiser has previously presented more than 100 conferences and forums with more than 150 expert speakers, covering production challenges, new practices, diversification, climate adaptation, technological developments and agricultural transitions.

The programme is designed around the needs of different specialist sectors. Technical institutes and professional organisations contribute to conferences, while companies use the exhibition areas to demonstrate commercial solutions. This combination allows visitors to move from theory and technical discussion to direct conversations with suppliers.

SIVAL Online also extends the programme beyond the physical exhibition. The organiser provides live and recorded content through SIVAL TV, with a large video library covering agricultural solutions and discussions related to specialised plant production.

Featured companies & exhibitors

SIVAL brings together a wide range of agricultural manufacturers, suppliers, research organisations, technology companies, professional bodies and service providers. The exhibition is particularly notable for its combination of machinery manufacturers and specialised plant-production suppliers.

The exhibitor database has included companies and organisations such as John Deere-related agricultural suppliers, Biobest, Bio3G, De Sangosse, Kubota-related businesses, Action Pin, Agrobio France, Agridrone specialists, irrigation companies, greenhouse suppliers, packaging businesses and technology providers. The organiser’s exhibitor platform contains hundreds of participating companies across numerous categories.

Research and education organisations also have an important presence. The exhibitor directory includes organisations such as CTIFL, IFV, INRAE, Université d’Angers, ESA and other agricultural research and education institutions.

The exhibitor mix means visitors can compare equipment and services from different parts of the production chain. A fruit grower, for example, can investigate machinery, irrigation, plant health, packaging, storage, digital monitoring and logistics within the same exhibition.

The official 2027 exhibitor list should be consulted as companies confirm their participation and stand locations.

Agriculture & environmental sectors

SIVAL covers a broad range of specialised plant-production sectors. Fruit and vegetables are central to the exhibition, with solutions covering production, machinery, crop protection, irrigation, harvesting, handling, packaging and post-harvest operations. The event is also recognised for bringing together seed and plant suppliers serving professional growers.

Other important sectors include:

• Arboriculture
• Vegetable production
• Viticulture and winemaking
• Horticulture
• Nursery production
• Seeds and seedlings
• Cider production
• Mushroom cultivation
• Aromatic and medicinal plants
• Emerging plant-production sectors

Environmental subjects are integrated throughout these sectors. Visitors can find solutions related to biocontrol, soil health, biological inputs, water management, alternative crop-protection techniques, waste reduction, recycling and resource efficiency.

The exhibition also addresses climate adaptation and the changing requirements of specialised agriculture. Technical discussions can cover production methods designed to respond to environmental pressures while maintaining commercial viability.

Products, technologies & innovations

Technology is a major part of SIVAL’s offering. The event brings together machinery, production equipment, agricultural supplies, plant-health solutions, packaging systems, greenhouse technologies, digital tools and services.

The SIVAL Innovation competition provides a dedicated showcase for new solutions. Its categories include plant health, soil and growing media; production equipment and supplies; marketing solutions; digital tools and data processing; and collective approaches and services.

Digital agriculture is another major focus. SIVAL highlights connected agriculture, precision farming, robotics, agricultural data, decision-support tools and artificial intelligence as technologies capable of changing how specialised crops are produced and managed.

Innovation is not restricted to large manufacturers. The show also encourages young innovative companies to participate through a dedicated Innovation Area. Start-ups can present their technologies directly to plant-production professionals and compete for recognition through the innovation programme.

The innovation areas therefore provide an opportunity to identify emerging technologies alongside established agricultural equipment and services. Visitors can investigate practical applications ranging from crop monitoring and robotics to biological solutions, packaging, traceability and production management.

Demonstrations & workshops

SIVAL’s educational programme complements its commercial exhibition through demonstrations, forums, technical sessions and specialist presentations. These activities give visitors opportunities to understand how new technologies and production methods can be applied in real agricultural situations.

Machinery and equipment demonstrations are particularly relevant because agricultural professionals can compare different approaches to cultivation, harvesting, handling, irrigation and crop management. Exhibitor stands can also provide direct technical explanations and product demonstrations.

Workshops and forums address specific sector challenges. The established programme includes technical discussions supported by organisations such as CTIFL, IFV and IFPC, along with seed-related conferences, organic-production discussions and biocontrol sessions.

The biocontrol and plant-health forum is designed around shorter interventions focusing on practical solutions. These sessions complement the broader conference programme by giving visitors concentrated information on plant protection, biological alternatives and crop-health strategies.

Visitors can also use SIVAL Online to access video material and recorded programme content, providing an additional source of technical information beyond the exhibition floor.

Ticket types & registration

SIVAL 2027 provides free admission for specialised crop professionals who register and present an access badge. The organiser specifically recommends reserving the badge online before arriving because advance registration can help visitors avoid queues at the exhibition entrances.

The visitor admission structure is therefore:

• Professional visitor badge: Free
• Specialised crop professional access: Free with registration and access badge
• Online visitor registration: Free
• On-site badge collection: Available at the entrances

There is currently no general paid visitor ticket to convert into USD because the official visitor policy states that admission is free for the relevant professional audience.

Visitors should complete the official registration process before travelling and keep their digital or printed access information available when entering the exhibition.

Professional & trade visitor access

SIVAL is specifically designed for professional visitors involved in specialised plant production and related agricultural activities. The audience includes producers, farmers, suppliers, service providers, technical advisers, researchers, professional organisations, producer groups and business representatives.

The organiser’s visitor profile shows the professional nature of the event. Around 38% of visitors are producers or work on farms, while other significant groups include suppliers and service providers, sector organisations, researchers, technicians and producer groups.

International business development is also an important part of SIVAL. The VEGEPOLYS VALLEY International Business Event connects exhibitors with targeted foreign buyers selected according to their markets and internationalisation objectives. The programme is free for SIVAL exhibitors.

International visitors can therefore use SIVAL for supplier discovery, product research, commercial meetings, market development and technical networking. The event’s international audience includes dozens of nationalities, with foreign exhibitors also representing a significant part of participation.

Exhibition halls & floor plan

The Exhibition Centre provides several halls and specialist areas for SIVAL. The venue’s parking and access information refers to areas serving Amphitéa, Grand Palais, Ardésia and halls B, C, D, E and Novaxia.

The exhibition layout is designed to make it easier for visitors to locate companies and services according to their sector or area of interest. The interactive map is particularly useful because it allows visitors to search exhibitors and generate routes between stands.

The SIVAL Online application provides:

• Interactive exhibition map
• Exhibitor locations
• Conference-room locations
• Themed areas
• Information points
• Visitor facilities
• Exhibitor directory
• Stand-to-stand route planning

The organiser states that the floor plan is an essential visitor tool because of the scale of the exhibition and the number of participating companies.

The final 2027 floor plan and individual stand allocations should be checked through SIVAL Online and the official website as the event approaches.

Sustainability & environmental initiatives

Sustainability is closely connected with SIVAL’s focus on the future of plant production. The exhibition highlights agricultural solutions that address soil health, plant protection, water use, resource efficiency, alternative production methods and environmental challenges.

Biocontrol is a significant theme, with dedicated professional discussions and exhibitor categories covering biological crop-protection approaches. Soil amendments, biostimulants, fertilisers, substrates and other plant-health solutions are also represented in the innovation and exhibitor programmes.

SIVAL also addresses climate adaptation, alternative farming methods and the use of technology to make production more precise. Connected agriculture, robotics, data and artificial intelligence can support more targeted management of agricultural operations, while new biological and production solutions are presented as alternatives or complements to established approaches.

The show’s broader objective is to connect agricultural professionals with practical solutions for maintaining productive and viable specialised crop systems while responding to environmental and societal challenges.

Event rules

Visitors should follow the instructions of SIVAL and Destination Angers staff throughout the exhibition. Access is intended primarily for the professional audience identified by the organiser, and visitors should carry their registered access badge when entering the site.

Visitors should respect restricted areas, exhibitor equipment, livestock or agricultural demonstrations where applicable, conference-room requirements and safety instructions. Photography or recording around individual exhibitor stands should be carried out respectfully and in accordance with exhibitor preferences.

Exhibitors are subject to additional technical, safety, health and installation regulations. The organiser provides registered exhibitors with technical documentation, participation conditions, safety requirements and other operational information through the exhibitor area.

Visitors should also allow sufficient time to move between halls and specialist areas because of the size of the exhibition site.

How to get there

The Exhibition Centre is located at 3520 Route de Paris, Saint Sylvain d’Anjou, 49480 Verrières-en-Anjou. Angers Saint-Laud railway station is identified by SIVAL as an important access point for visitors arriving by train.

Visitors arriving by train can connect from Angers city centre to the exhibition site using public transport and the event’s dedicated shuttle arrangements. The organiser promotes shuttle services designed to provide convenient access from the railway station and other key arrival points.

Angers is also connected to the wider French transport network, making the city accessible from major French urban centres. Visitors travelling internationally can combine rail connections with air travel and then continue to the exhibition centre by local transport.

For those driving, the exhibition centre has extensive free parking close to the entrances, making a rental car a practical option for visitors travelling from outside Angers or carrying professional materials.

Public transport & parking

SIVAL provides free shuttle services without advance reservation for visitors arriving by train or parking near the railway station. The organiser describes these services as a convenient way to reach the exhibition without needing to drive directly to the venue.

The Exhibition Centre provides approximately 5,000 free parking spaces in the immediate vicinity. Parking areas are divided according to entrances and venue zones, including P1, P2, P4 and P5. The official parking area is reserved for VIPs and journalists, while some areas are reserved for exhibitors.

Visitors with reduced mobility can use reserved parking spaces located near the visitor entrances. The official venue information specifically identifies dedicated accessible spaces, including locations close to the official parking area.

The exhibition also provides bicycle parking, while taxi access is available for visitors requiring direct transport connections.

Accommodation areas

Angers is the main accommodation base for visitors attending SIVAL. The city offers hotels and other accommodation options, with the railway station and central districts providing convenient access to restaurants, shops and local transport.

Visitors who prefer to stay closer to the Exhibition Centre can also search for accommodation in Verrières-en-Anjou and surrounding communities. Staying near the venue can reduce local travel time, while staying in central Angers offers easier access to the city’s cultural attractions and dining options.

The official SIVAL visitor information provides accommodation resources and promotes Angers as a destination where visitors can extend their professional trip. Attractions include the historic centre, gardens, the Loire Valley, local vineyards and cultural sites.

For international visitors, booking accommodation early is advisable because professional exhibitions can increase demand for rooms in the surrounding area.

Accessibility

SIVAL provides accessibility services for visitors with reduced mobility. Wheelchairs are available from the show’s General Commissariat, subject to availability, and visitors borrowing a wheelchair are required to provide identification that is returned when the equipment is returned.

Reserved parking spaces for people with reduced mobility are available at visitor parking areas near the entrances. The venue’s extensive layout means visitors with mobility requirements should consider their preferred entrance and route before arrival.

The SIVAL Online application can also help visitors plan their route through the exhibition by providing the interactive map, exhibitor locations and information about conference rooms and themed areas.

Visitors requiring specific assistance should contact the organiser or Exhibition Centre before travelling so appropriate arrangements can be confirmed.

Previous year’s highlights

The previous edition demonstrated SIVAL’s scale as a specialist plant-production trade show. The organiser reported nearly 24,000 visitors, more than 700 exhibitors, 61 nationalities represented, more than 100 conferences and forums, and 330 B2B meetings through the VEGEPOLYS VALLEY International Business Event.

The event’s innovation programme also played an important role, with 22 SIVAL Innovation award winners highlighted by the organiser. The innovation focus covered agricultural technologies, production solutions, plant health, digital tools, robotics, packaging and other areas relevant to specialised crop production.

The educational programme attracted thousands of participants across forums, conferences and specialist discussion areas. Subjects included agroecological transition, climate adaptation, diversification, production techniques, robotics, digitalisation, artificial intelligence and environmental alternatives.

The international business programme also remained a significant component, with targeted international buyers and hundreds of scheduled meetings helping exhibitors develop commercial relationships. The organiser’s international strategy continues to position SIVAL as a meeting point between French specialised-crop businesses and international markets.

Official tickets & registration

Visitors should register through the official SIVAL website to obtain their free professional access badge. The organiser recommends registering online before arriving because this can reduce waiting time at the Exhibition Centre entrances.

The official website also provides access to the exhibitor directory, programme information, interactive floor plan, innovation information, transport guidance, accommodation resources and SIVAL Online services.

Professional visitors can use the platform to plan meetings and locate exhibitors before reaching the venue. The interactive map also supports route planning between stands and conference areas, which is particularly useful given the size of the exhibition.

The official SIVAL website should be checked for the latest 2027 registration information, confirmed exhibitors, programme announcements, floor plan updates and visitor instructions.