¨     Gulfood hosts India as its partner country for the first time.

¨     Gulfood is the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade event. It will run from January 26 to January 30, 2026.
¨     Dubai is making global exhibition history as Gulfood becomes the first exhibition to operate simultaneously across two mega venues.
¨     One venue is the Dubai World Trade Centre. The second venue is the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City Dubai.
¨     India’s participation is a milestone as a total of 161 exhibitors will showcase India’s agri-food ecosystem.
¨     The Indian pavilion has doubled in size from last year. This reflects expanding footprint of Indian agri-food exports.
¨     This also reflects rising global demand for Indian products.
¨     Bharati Pavilion is a key highlight of India’s participation.
¨     It is APEDA’s flagship initiative to promote export-ready agri-food and agri-tech startups.
¨     It is located at Startup Zone at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
¨     The pavilion features eight high-potential Indian startups. The startups were selected through a national-level process from more than 100 applicants.
¨     India will have a presence at both venues. The Dubai World Trade Centre hosts the Beverage Hall and the Startup Hall, including the Bharati Pavilion.
¨     Dubai Exhibition Centre hosts the World Food Hall, Pulses, Grains and Cereals Hall and Gulfood Green.
¨     The event brings together over 8,500 exhibitors showcasing 1.5 million products from 195 countries.
¨     Twenty-five states will participate. These states include Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, and West Bengal.