Africa-Press – Angola. Farmers from the province of Bengo who have participated since friday, in the locality of Panguila, in the banana fair, were satisfied with the opportunity they have to exhibit their products and sell them at the banana fair opened yesterday at the Panguila market .
Producers are unanimous in mentioning that events of the kind should take place once a month, so that production is not spoiled and can allow more people to dedicate themselves to agriculture.
They stated that despite the lack of some support, they are ready to develop their activities as they have the great responsibility of diversifying production in the country.
The municipal administrator of Dembos, Joaquim Cangulo, said that the municipality is present at the event with 140 tonnes of different products and 80 exhibitors from 24 cooperatives.
For the person in charge, the fair represents a place where producers feel satisfied because they freely expose and sell their products.
The municipality of Nambuangongo is present at the event with around 161 tons of different products, with emphasis on bananas (36 tons) and 20 agricultural cooperatives.
Nambuangongo, which wants to snatch the title in the category of “best municipality”, also intends to establish future contracts with several companies, given the volume of production in the municipality.
For the municipal director of Agriculture at Bula Atumba, André Fernando Cangulo, the fair will facilitate the sale of products from the countryside and the exchange of experience.
The municipality has exhibited 22 tons of different products, including bananas, cassava, lemons, coffee, ginger root, sugar cane, pumpkin, sweet potatoes and eggplant.
He informed that at the moment the administration is working with the provincial economic development office in order to obtain credits from banks for agricultural associations and cooperatives.
The head of the Boa Esperança cooperative, in the municipality of Ambriz, Fernando Sebastião, who exhibits farm and fishing products, praised the organization of the event and said that the producers support government initiatives aimed at increasing production and diversifying the economy.
Products such as bananas, cassava, beans, gum, sweet potatoes and sugar cane are on display at the fair, in addition to equipment from companies and institutions involved in the various branches of activity.
The banana fair established in 2012 is the largest stock exchange in the province of Bengo.
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