At the request of a large number of exhibitors and organisations from the agricultural machinery industry, the organisers of SIMA have decided to hold the next edition of the show during its historical dates in February 2021 (from Sunday 21 to Thursday 25 February 2021).

The organisers of the show, which takes place in Paris, said in a statement that this postponement does not call into question the new long-term ambitions of the show, and more specifically its date positioning in the autumn of even number years. Therefore, in 2022, SIMA will be held as initially planned in November (from Sunday 6 to Thursday 10 November 2022).

In a statement, organisers said, "In view of the current environment and despite the healthy state of stand space sales recorded to date for the new SIMA, many of SIMA’s exhibitors and partners have requested that the show maintain its historical dates for the next event. This decision comes in response to the expectations voiced and in support of all the actors of the farming world who are today having to deal with an upheaval in their production and distribution cycles.

"In February 2021, SIMA will provide a major opportunity for the sector to regroup and gather together all of its members so as to rekindle the economic activity of the industry."

This new edition of the show will have ‘Tech’ at its core, with a hub christened ‘SIMA TECH’ comprising:

• A shared zone including a central area devoted to talks, workshops and networking, a start-up village and an agricultural robot village by FIRA
• An exhibition zone curating the exhibition’s comprehensive New Technology offering: firms dealing in decision support software, measurement and data collection devices, telematics, farm drones, electronic weather stations and everything to do with onboard electronics.

A new area, ‘SIMA TALENT’, will also be set up in the middle of the show to supply information on the training and education opportunities offered by the sector. Several special features will be laid on aimed at young people with the common theme of ‘Meet our talent’: visitor trails, a job dating forum, etc.