The city of Accra, capital of Ghana, is warming up to host
the 2017 West Africa Agrofood show billed for December this year, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The German trade fair specialists, FairTrade disclosed this
to NaijaAgroNet, noting that the
4th edition of Agrofood & Plastprintpack West Africa slated for 05-07
December 2017 at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra, Ghana.
NaijaAgroNet gathered
that producers of process and packaging technology obviously see great chances
for business in Ghana and the surrounding West African countries, hence they
are participating in this event.
Official national pavilions, NaijaAgroNet gathered, have been
confirmed by Algeria, Belarus, France and the Netherlands, in addition to
leading exhibitors from 10 countries.
According to VDMA German Food Processing and Packaging
Association, Ghanaian imports of process and packaging technology increased by
10 per cent in 2016 to 77 million euro whereas West African imports of the same
also went up by 10 per cent to 557 million euro.
Also, the association said, Ghanaian imports in the
plastics, printing and packaging sector rose sharply last year, as Plastics
technology up 4 per cent to 23.4 million euro; Printing and paper technology up
32 per cent to 22.4 million euro; and Packaging technology up 2 per cent to
30.1 million euro.
FairTrade told NaijaAgroNet
they were not surprised that producers of process and packaging technology saw
the opportunity in Ghana and its surrounding West African countries.
Isaac Oyimah/GEE
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