Nicaraguan companies to participate in Agritrade -the most important agribusiness trade show of the region

Managua, Nicaragua; March 3, 2015

A delegation of Nicaraguan companies will participate in the Agritrade Expo and Conference fair in Antigua Guatemala this March 12th and 13th. The event seeks to bring together exporters and buyers of fresh and processed products of the region.

During the two day event, Nicaragua will be represented by a delegation of five companies that work in different sectors such as vegetables and fruits, grains, processed foods and cocoa among others. The Nicaraguan companies that will participate in the event are Lowland (fruits and vegetables) and Higman (processed foods), and the cooperatives COOSEMTRI (beans, chia seeds and vegetables) and ACCAJ (beans).

In Nicaraguas booth (#108, #111, #114, #117 y #119) participants will be able to obtain information about trade opportunities in Nicaragua. In turn, Nicaraguan companies participating will have the opportunity to initiate trade relations in business meetings with buyers interested in their products.

The country’s participation in this event is part of the competitiveness strengthening program for nicaraguan enterprises, an initiative of the Government of Nicaragua through the Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade (MIFIC, for its Spanish acronym) in collaboration with the European Union. The delegation was organized by PRONicaragua, the countrys official investment and export promotion agency and the Association of Producers and Exporters of Nicaragua (APEN, for its Spanish acronym).

Agritrade Expo and Conference is the major international agricultural conference in Central America that brings together international buyers and exporters of fresh and processed products of the region. The main products promoted by Agritrade are: vegetables, fruits, specialty products, ornamental plants, foliages and flowers and processed agricultural products. Currently, about 100 international buyers have registered in the conference, mainly from the United States, Europe and Central America.

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En español: Empresas nicaragüenses presentes en la feria de agro mas importante de la región