The Managing Director of Fairtrade, Paul Marz, has disclosed that the 7th Agrofood and Plasticprintpack Trade Show is expected to take place from November 29 to December 1, this year at the International Conference Centre in Accra.
He made this known at a news conference in Accra yesterday.
According to Mr. Paul Marz, the event follows up on the success of the 6th edition in 2019, which had 87 exhibitors from 17 countries participating and providing targeted solutions to thousands of trade visitors, investors, and buyers from Ghana and neighboring West African countries.
He added that between 80 and 90 exhibitors from 15 to 20 countries, such as Belgium, China, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Turkey, would be present.
He continued that the West African market for agricultural technology was growing in importance, as imports of this technology reaches about €200 million yearly, and West Africa makes significant investments in food and beverage technology, ranging from €496 million in 2015, to €641 million in 2020.
“There have also been significant prospects in the areas of food trade. With well over 420 million inhabitants, which, according to the World Bank, will rise to 800 million by 2050, West Africa is a huge food market.
West African food imports have reached around US$16 billion and exports US$14 billion. Thus, food trade with West Africa is a US$30 billion business.” He added.
The trade exhibition, Mr. Marz said, was predicated on the following facts when it comes to the plastprintpack portion of the occasion: “West Africa spent €21 million on plastics technology in 2020; €95 million on printing and paper technology, and €309 million on packaging technology, an increase of 3.3% from the previous year, and consistent growth even in the Corona year.”
The conference brought together key players and supporters such as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA), Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Ghana Export Promotion Authority(GEPA), Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machinery for the Graphic, Paper and Converting Industry, a delegation of German Industry and Commence in Ghana, the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) and many others.
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The Fairtrade, which was established in 1991, has long been a top organizer of agrofood and plastic Packaging trade shows in Africa and the Middle East.
Over the decades, more than 36,000 exhibitors and 1.5 million trade visitors have expressed their confidence in Fairtrade. The Fairtrade takes innovative ways to connect emerging markets with solution providers from across the globe. Facilitating valuable business contacts between exhibitors and trade visitors, that‘s what Fairtrade stands for.
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