THE ALLIANCE FOR AGRICULTURE CORPORATION™ PRESENTS
“NIGERIA OPENS UP” CAMPAIGN
This two-leg event put together by the Alliance for
Agriculture Corporation™ seeks to expose Nigeria to
a qualitative global audience with a view to
stimulating direct foreign investments in food
security and agriculture as part of this
administration’s seven point agenda. The first part
of the campaign will be Nigerian entities exhibiting
to 1,600 companies and over 100,000 visitors from 67
countries worldwide at the largest agriculture trade
show on earth, the 2008 World Ag Expo. The expo will
hold in Tulare, California USA from February 12th –
14th, 2008.
The following Nigerian entities are slated to
exhibit their agricultural, solid minerals, agro
allied & biofuel potentials to 1,600 companies and
over 100,000 national and international attendees
from 67 countries in Tulare, California include:
| Benue State of
Nigeria (Booth 4615) |
Gombe State of Nigeria (Booth 4514) |
| Kano State of
Nigeria (Booth 4515) |
Niger State of Nigeria (Booth 4516) |
| Plateau State of
Nigeria (Booth 4517) |
Rivers State of Nigeria (Booth 4616) |
| Yobe State of
Nigeria (Booth 4614) |
Bornu State of Nigeria (Booth 4617) |
| NNPC (Booth 4618) |
NDDC (Booth 4518) |
The Alliance for Agriculture Corporation has been
designated the “Official Alternative Energy Partner”
of the 2008 World Ag Expo to promote NNPC’s
Automotive Biofuels Programme that seeks Joint
Venture investments in ethanol and biodiesel from
renewable sources like sugarcane, cassava & palm
oil. For more details about exhibitors at the 2008
expo, please visit the
World Ag Expo site and click on
Exhibitor Info.
A reception is being arranged for the visiting VIPs
and the Office of the California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger.
TENTATIVE ITINERARY – 2008 World Ag Expo
| February 11th 2008: |
Pre-event VIP reception |
| February 12th 2008: |
World Ag Expo Opening event (9:00AM)
Tour of the expo grounds & visit to the
Nigerian booth (10:30AM) |
| February 13th 2008: |
Reception Dinner in Honor of
Nigerian VIPs |
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February 14th 2008: |
Nigerian VIPs visit the
California Memorial, Fresno California
(10:00AM)
The Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole addresses 1,600
companies and international visitors at the
Heritage Complex. |
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