Macfrut 2022: Focus on sub-Saharan Africa with the Africa Days
Italy
Thursday 24 February 2022
"Macfrut can play a fundamental role, being the only show that represents the entire industry and welcomes companies from all the sectors that Africa needs" said Renzo Piraccini, President of Macfrut.
The 39th edition of Macfrut will take place from May 4 to 6, 2022. The show organizes Africa Days, a series of initiatives dedicated to development opportunities for the fruit and vegetable sector in Africa.
Program:
.States of Fruits & Vegetables: on May 4, 2022, the event will bring together African ministers and different institutions and will address various aspects of the development of the sector in African countries. With in particular, how to increase the production of fruits and vegetables in a sustainable way and how to improve the cold chain.
.Best practices : projects in Africa, presented by AICS (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) which will be present at the fair with a reserved exhibition area, and one day will be dedicated to the presentation of projects carried out in Africa.
.Country presentation:
opportunities for Import-Export. African companies will be the focus of country-specific presentations. Participation of entrepreneurs and specialized buyers, presentations of the opportunities of the African market to European companies exporting technologies and services.
"The fruit and vegetable sector is strategic for the African continent, which is grappling with various production-related problems, to which must be added two other difficulties: that of the cold chain, which causes the waste of a third of production, and the lack of integration between production and markets.In this context, Macfrut can play a fundamental role, being the only fair that represents the entire sector and that welcomes companies from all sectors including Africa needs" underlined Renzo Piraccini, president of Macfrut
source : macfrut