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"West Africa's food & beverages technology imports increased by 5.8% annually from 496 million Euros to 694 million Euros in 2021 (VDMA)," he revealed.
Further, Mr.
Maerz said West African imports of plastics technology accounted for 217 million Euros in 2020, having increased from 219 million Euros in 2018 to 263 million Euros in 2019.
The three-day conference (from Tuesday, November 29,--Thursday, December 1, 2022), christened: "7th agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa 2022," is organised by fairtrade Messe in collaboration with its local partners, Geovision.
He, therefore, seized the chance to express gratitude to their Ghanaian partners including the Ministries of Food and Agriculture, Trade and Industry, Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, the Association of Ghana Industries, Food and Beverage Association of Ghana among others.
"We have also built adequate warehouses to address post-harvest losses often associated with harvest," he said.
He said Ghana 's agriculture strategy synthesises government's policy framework and action plans for attaining self-sustained growth in all the agriculture sub-sectors.
He said this against the backdrop that West Africa imports of agricultural machinery has reached around 200 million Euros annually.
The Director, Plants Protection Services at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) Mr.
Eric Bentsil Quaye, said agriculture is the mainstay of Ghana's economy and still continues to contribute heavily to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
She said the trade fair will further bolster the relations between Italy and Ghana, adding that it will afford Ghanaian companies the opportunity to network and connect with Italian companies..
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