AGI launches 2013 INDUTECH

The Ashanti/Brong- Ahafo branch of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has launched the second industry and technology fair, “INDUTECH 2013” in Kumasi, with a call for local manufacturers to take advantage of the opportunity to aggressively market their products.

Mr William Awuku Ahiadormey, Regional Vice Chairman of the Association and Chairman of the Planning Committee, said the goal is to provide a platform to showcase local products and encourage local patronage to boost the national economy.

“Improving market share of made in Ghana goods – Challenges of access to the market” is the theme for the fair, which officially takes off on March 27 and ends on April 3.

Over 100 exhibitors from Ashanti and Brong- Ahafo are expected to take part.

Manufacturers from other West African countries including Cote d’ Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, Nigeria and Benin have also confirmed their participation.

The organizers estimate that about 30,000 visitors would be attracted to the fair.

Mr Ahiadormey said if successful, the event would be held biannually in Kumasi.

Mr Johnson Adasi, Director, Industry Directorate of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, said the Ministry was implementing a new industrial policy and programme to speed up industrial growth.

The policy placed emphasis on effective collaboration between industry and knowledge-based institutions, especially the academia and the private sector.

The ministry is therefore working to deepen the opportunities of interaction between the public and private sectors to promote access to information and other services needed for industrial and economic growth of the nation.

Mr Adasi appealed to local manufacturers in the two regions to actively participate in the fair to help expose their products to Ghanaians so as to establish market contacts and patronage.

Source: GNA