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Lome int'l trade fair kicks off with 30 countries attending

Xinhua, November 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

The 13th Lome International Trade Fair (FIL) kicked off here on Friday with Egypt as special guest-country.

Egypt is represented at the 2016 FIL by 15 enterprises specialized in agriculture as well as leather industries.

The fair is taking place under the theme "agro-industry promotion as guarantee for development".

It is paired up with international exhibition of cosmetics and beauty so as to boost the cosmetic market.

At least 1100 exhibitors from 30 countries are expected to attend this year's FIL and should occupy a covered area of 18,000 square meters.

Lome Center for Exhibition and Fair (CETEF) is in charge of the FIL organization. Johnson Kueku-Banka, general director of CETEF, sai at a recent meeting with media that private agro-industry sector bringing together agricultural producers and consumers is likely to be a major growth driver for agriculture sectors.

"Togo has diverse favorable climatic conditions for a wide-range of crop production. However, it still imports important quantity of agricultural and food products that should be produced locally", he said. Enditem