A fast growing and highly promising branch in Nigeria

7 September 2019

Agrofood Nigeria 2019 was officially opened on 26 March by:
• Dr. Emmanuel Ijewere, Vice President, Nigeria AgriBusiness Group NABG
• H.E. Mr Vyacheslav Bril, Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus
• H.E. Dr. Stefan Traumann, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany
• H.E. Mr Michael Deelen, Consul General of the Netherlands
• H.E. Dr Maurizio Busanelli, Consul General of Italy
• Mr Francis Widmer, Economic Counsellor, Embassy of France & Ms Isabelle Kouamo, Head of Development Sub-Saharan Africa, adepta
• Mrs Simidele Onabajo on behalf of Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, Director General,
• National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) (tbc)
• Dr. Marc Lucassen, Delegate, Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria – AHK
• Ms Martina Claus, Manager Market Development Africa, German Engineering Federation VDMA - Food, Processing & Packaging Machinery Association
• Ms Sandra Brogli, Project Manager Trade Fairs, Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE)
• Oluwatoyin Ekpeneidua, Deputy Head, Fund Development & Communication, SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria
• Mr Paul März, Managing Director, fairtrade.

Top marks for conferences, presentations and events
The numerous events in the accompanying program also met with overwhelming response.
Whether regarding one of the three main sessions on Skills development and the value chain approach, on Circular economy or on Finance, Start-ups and Digitalization, the presentations were eagerly received and there were fierce discussions.

Press releases: fairtrade Messe GmbH & Co.KG

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