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· The 44th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) is being held in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam was inaugurated by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa
· The event is participated by 2,837 local exhibitors and 43 foreign exhibitors amidst the COVID-19 threats.
· Foreign exhibitors have dropped sharply from last year’s 580 to 43. This year’s foreign exhibitors are from China, Syria, India, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Ghana.
The 44th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) is being held in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam was inaugurated by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa.
While inaugurating the event, the Prime Minister said the COVID-19 outbreak should be a lesson to farmers and industrialists to produce more crops and products that could be used in times of epidemics.
The event is participated by 2,837 local exhibitors and 43 foreign exhibitors amidst the COVID-19 threats. But he conceded that the number of foreign exhibitors to the 44th DITF has dropped sharply from last year’s 580 to 43. This year’s foreign exhibitors are from China, Syria, India, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Ghana.
The DITF is an annual major promotional event which has established itself ,over the years, as a single window for buying Tanzanian products as well as for the east, central and southern African region. The fair showcases agricultural products, food and beverages, textiles, garments, manufacturing equipment, building materials and
automobiles. Also in display are chemicals and cosmetics, timber and furniture, trade services, engineering products, machinery, information technology, handicrafts, consultancy and training. The fair will continue till July 13.
