Huge Agri Invasion Expected in Arusha This Week as Agritech Expo Tanzania Comes to Town
Summary
The event promises to be a game changer for the agri sector in Tanzania!” Agri suppliers supporting Agritech Expo Taking place at the Selian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) in Arusha, the inaugural Agritech Expo Tanzania will gather farmers from commercial to emerging and small scale; but also key officials from regional governments, agro associations, NGOs, aid, development and research agencies; agro dealers, traders and retailers; suppliers, consultants and technical experts as well as venture capitalists, investors and bankers.* “I am looking forward to an Expo which raises the awareness of the Government to the fact that the private sector is a partner in development, creating thousands of jobs, educating workers and building the nation.” - Harald Peeters, Managing Director Tanzania, Rijk Zwaan Q-Sem, bronze sponsor.* “Despite the fact that over 75 per cent of the country’s population depends on the sector, at least 6.6million people are still wallowing in poverty (the productive poor) and the sector’s contribution to the GDP is not increasing at the desirable pace.” - Al-amani Mutarubukwa, spokesperson for the Agriculture Markets Development Trust (AMDT), exhibitor.Other leading agri suppliers that have confirmed their presence at the event include Afrivet, Ford, CMC Automobiles, CWI, GSI, Hughes Motors, Maji, Metl Agro Tanzania, HortiPro, Irrico, Rivulis, FNB, Lindsay Africa, Balton, Kibo Seed, Neptun Boot, TFSC and Yara.* “I am looking forward to an Expo which raises the awareness of the Government to the fact that the private sector is a partner in development, creating thousands of jobs, educating workers and building the nation.” - Harald Peeters, Managing Director Tanzania, Rijk Zwaan Q-Sem, bronze sponsor.