19 French companies in Nigeria attending AgroFood exhibition

Representatives of 19 French companies are currently in Nigeria on a trade mission to attend AgroFood Trade Exhibition taking place in Lagos from April 28 to 30, this year.

AgroFood Nigeria, taking place at the Landmark Convention Centre, Lagos, is the first international trade show on agriculture and livestock, food, beverage and packaging technology organised by Fairtrade, a German company, and French Association for the Development of International Trade in Agricultural and Food Processing Techniques (ADEPTA).

Akin Akinbola, managing director/CEO, Promosalons Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon
, the exclusive official representative of Promosalons France here in Nigeria, is the coordinator for the visiting French companies. Promosalons Nigeria was also the organiser of the Nigerian business delegation to SPACE 2015, a trade show for animal production that held in Rennes, France.

The following industries would be represented during the trade mission – agriculture, livestock, food, beverage, packaging technology and hospitality. The French companies participating at the trade mission, according to their business sectors, include those in the animal health and nutrition, breeding and genetics

• Coopex Montbeliarde, a world leader in Montbeliarde genetics: pregnant heifers, semen, embryos, advices and technical support; Invivo Nsa: Animal nutrition and health: compound feed, premix, feed additives, analysis laboratories and health

• Olmix – Orkila: Well-being and hygiene in animal production: atmosphere and feeding

• Vitalac: Tailor-made nutrition for highly productive livestock requirements

• SPACE: The international trade show for animal productions (represented by Promosalons Nigeria).

Cereal processing:

• Eurogerm: Flour correctors, bakery improvers, special bread mixes and cereal ingredients

• Jac: Bakery Equipments for supermarkets and bakeries

• SASA: Solution for all your kitchen labs

• VMI: The widest range of kneading and mixing equipment

Dairy industry

• Elecrem: Milk processing equipment

Organisers of trade show – Research centres

• ADEPTA: French Association for the Development of International Trade in Agricultural and Food Processing Techniques.

Packaging industry – AgroFood equipment

• Arcil: Form-Fill-Seal ultra-clean packaging lines for individual portions in the dairy and food industry

• Decopack: Packaging specialist for water, soft drinks, juices, edible oils milk and cosmetics.

• Erca S.A.: Manufacturer of thermoforming Form-Fill-Seal machines, 50 years of worldwide experience

• Konica Minolta: Food-processing colorimetric sensors

Refrigeration – air treatment

• Clauger: Solution designer in industrial refrigeration and process air conditioning for the food industry

• Dagard: Isothermal constructions specialist

Seeds – Farming equipment

• GNIS: Promotion of the plant seed sector and dissemination of French know-how abroad

• Hozelock-Exel: Spraying technology equipment

• I.C.S: Complete solutions for field crops farming in the tropics.

In preparation for SPACE 2015, Promosalons Nigeria will be having a stand at the French Pavilion (Hall B A.3.5) to aide prospective visitors to SPACE 2015 by pre-registering them as well as give a more concise demonstration of the event in France.

This is a great opportunity for Nigerian firms in this industry to secure business partnerships with visiting French companies, as participants will be able to build relationships and contacts with a view to increasing their international trade.

SPACE (the second largest livestock trade show) is a vector for developing employment in agriculture due to its unique and diverse offering of top quality facilities and services. Aiming to be even more professional, more international and friendlier, the organisers of SPACE look forward to seeing you on September 15 – 18, 2015.