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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Agribusiness congress, exhibition slated for January

DAILY NEWS Reporter
GRICULTURAL Council of Tanzania (ACT) is to host two-day agribusiness congress and exhibition next month, bringing together hundreds of agricultural stakeholders for interactive discussions.
The Agribusiness Congress East Africa envisages creating an enabling environment for all farmers and peasants to participate, with over 700 visitors and 50 exhibitors expected to attend.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives as well as the Ministry of Livestock and fisheries Development are supporting the event to which emerging commercial farmers will have an opportunity to attend.
According to Director of Agribusiness Congress Event, Emmanuelle Nicholls, “The event is an all-inclusive, allowing farmers of all scales to benefit from the interactive discussions cover various topics across all area of the Agro-market with the aim of providing viable solutions to the challenges facing emerging small-scale farmers.”
The conference and exhibition brings together local and international agricultural stakeholders, investors and suppliers to set strategic plans relating to regional growth and market accessibility in the East African agricultural corridors.
The conference will take into consideration some of the challenges faced by the sector, including access to markets and cross-border trading, promotion of livestock productivity to match supply and demand as well as ensuring food security and commercial market viability.

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