Fairtrade hosts 2nd Agrofood fair in Nigeria

Fairtrade, a leading organiser of professional international trade fairs in emerging markets holds the second edition of agrofood & plastprintpack in Nigeria, with the presence of more than 70 technology leaders from 19 countries to display their latest solutions.

The event which is slated to takes place from 26 to 28 April 2016 at the Landmark Centre on Victoria Island Annex in Lagos with a three day seminar on food and drink technology will feature global players in Nigeria’s leading food and packaging industry.

“agrofood & plastprintpack Nigeria supports the Nigerian agrofood industry to meet its challenges in terms of food hygiene, food safety, cost efficiency and creating an ever greater diversity of food and beverage products”, says Martin März, Managing Director of the German trade show specialists, fairtrade.

“It is all about technological exchange and cooperation between Nigerian food and drink producers and international specialists for food ingredients and food and packaging technology,” he added.

More than 70 exhibitors from Austria, Benin, China, France, Germany, India, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and USA will showcase their latest technologies as more than 1,300 visitors are expected at the event.

agrofood & plastprintpack Nigeria 2016 is supported by the Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Advantage Austria, AHK-Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria, Nigerian-German Business Association and IOPN-Institute of Packaging Nigeria. Further trust in this event is given by VDMA-German Engineering Federation hosting a German Pavilion and also holding a VDMA-Symposium on food and drink technology and by the French agrofood association adepta who support the French Pavilion featuring French LIVE Bakery! They will be demonstrating how to create delicate croissants and other sweets and snacks.

Fairtrade was founded by Martin März in 1991. Since long, fairtrade ranks among the leading organisers of professional international trade fairs in emerging markets, especially in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, fairtrade’s management system is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Being a member of UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, fairtrade organises events according to the UFI quality norms.

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