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UK Africa Food & Drink EXPO Trade visit 2012
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The main focus of this trade visit is to improve the processing and packaging of food and drink sector in African countries towards addressing both the immediate and future security needs of the continent, with the assistance of the strong UK Food and drink sector, which directly employs up to 400,000 people, and as many as 1.2 million in ancillary services; it accounts for 16 of the UK's total manufacturing sector by value; and it is an invaluable partner to British agriculture, buying two thirds of what farmers produce with a turnover of £76.2bn, with a gross value added of £20.9 bn.
Overall, the UK Food and Drink sector has a lot to offer African Agriculture sector, mainly in building adequate....
