During a six-minute robust public talk Mr Khaled Seoudi, a renowned Hesbat Burma TV program anchorman and a poultry farmer, commented on Mr Moussa Freiji, Tanmia, Lebanon, and Dr Mehrez speeches. He insisted it is critical and essential  to give small farmers freedom to act and to profit, otherwise thousands of small farmers might be "suffocated" by big integrated poultry industries.

On the 19th of January 2020 at 5 pm (17:00) VIV MEA and MEAP organized the VIV MEA 2020 Preview reception and dinner in the INTERCONTINENTAL CAIRO SEMIRAMIS. During the event, Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dr Mona Mehrez, Mr Tony Freiji and Dr Nabil Darwish had a short talk about the biosecurity regulations and their application. At the end of the meeting VIV annouced The VIV MEA Show in Abu Dhabi and MEAP (Middle East Agrifood Publishers) annouced the FIRST POULTRY MARKETING ROUNDTABLE that will take place in ABU DHABI on the 10th of March. Around 45 CEOs from Egypt have participated in the Cairo’s event.