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EVENTS Sixth agrofood and ppp Nigeria, a major milestone event Due to upbeat market development and an ever-increasing interest in the Nigerian market, the 6th edition of agrofood Nigeria & plastprintpack Ni- geria in 2021 is all set to become a ma- jor milestone event. Global technology leaders will showcase adapted technol- ogies and solutions at the event where more than two thousand specialized trade visitors in the fields of agriculture, food processing, ingredients, plastics, printing and packaging are expected. The exhibition is complemented by a top level 3-day conference featuring more than 40 Nigerian and European experts. Organized by the German trade show specialist – fair trade Messe, the event is scheduled for 26th to 28th October 2021 at the Landmark Centre in Lagos - Victoria Island Annex, Nigeria. The event enjoys the strong institu- tional support of the access Bank, AHK Nigeria, Delegation of the European 96 AMEFT 3 2021 Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, German Ministry for Economic Affairs, IOPN, NABG, NAFDAC, NIFST and VDMA Food Processing & Packaging Machinery. What makes agrofood & plastprintpack Nigeria 2021 so unique? With over 2,000 plus trade visitors from around 30 countries expected • Strong institutional support • High satisfaction rates: 94% of the 2019 exhibitors recommend the event • High decision makers rate with 63% of all visitors • 64% of the visitors in 2019 planned to invest over the next 12 months Conference program The 3-day conference program fea- tures more than 40 Nigerian and Eu- ropean experts. The agrofood & plast- printpack Nigeria 2021 will again be supplemented by a 3-day program full of presentations and panel discussions, organized jointly by fairtrade and AHK Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria. More than 40 Nigerian and European experts will discuss issues such as: - The Nigerian agrofood & plastprint- pack industries in times of Free Trade - Outlook of the plastics & packaging industry in Nigeria - The need for adopting global packaging standards - Enforcing food safety to promote exports - Financing opportunities for agro-tech start-ups - Digitalization of the agrofood & plast print pack industry The fairtrade Messe supports SOS Children‘s Villages Nigeria by donating all proceeds from visitor entrance fees and by promoting them to partners as well as throughout the campaign. (Source: fairtrade Messe) www.ameft.com