Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa Exhibition Director, FAGRO
Prospective exhibitors wanting to buy stands at this year’s National Food and Agric Show, FAGRO 2012, can now do so, the organizers have said. This year’s edition is expected to draw a large number of local and foreign exhibitors from across the various units and divides of the agric industry.
Exhibitors may pick up registration forms at the ADB head office, Ridge, Osu, the Front Desk of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and at the FAGRO Secretariat at Tesano, to register for what would go down as a fair to remember,” Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, Exhibition Director, FAGRO has said.
Prospective exhibitors are advised to note that forms would be sold on first come first served basis, and are therefore to pick up theirs early to avoid an anticipated rush.
The Exhibition Director has said given the level of expectation and optimism surrounding this year’s event, it is hopeful that last year’s impressive number of exhibitors, will be bettered and enhanced.
Exhibition packages ranges from a GHC 500 to GHC 1600, a pricing policy intended to make the stands readily available and affordable to even start-ups and small scale agric businesses.
Largely supported by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), FAGRO seeks to promote and add value to Ghana’s agricultural produce, and also to improve marketing outlets for profitable business.
Instituted 3years ago, the concept has grown into a must-attend for most stakeholders who seek a sustained and diversified rural-urban agricultural development plan and foundation for the overall good of Ghana’s economy and agric sector.
It is an annual marketing platform that brings together an average of some 100 exhibitors from Ghana, sub-regions as well as a good number of foreign exhibitors.
This year’s event is being held under the theme: “Linking farmers to the appropriate market; a value chain process”.
It takes place at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park from Thursday, August 23 to Saturday, August 25, 2012.
