Jaffna International Trade Fair 2020, one of its kind events in the Northern Province, is set to kick off on January 24 and will go on till 26 at Muttraweli grounds in Jaffna.
An annual event since 2010, this year Jaffna International Trade Fair will feature Trade Stalls, Live evening musical shows, an Amusement park with Children’s play area, Hawker type food court and a range of seminars and workshops this year.
The very first Jaffna International Trade Fair came forth in 2002, during the ceasefire of a three-decade war in the Northern region; as a mechanism to develop and upgrade the trade functions in the Northern region.
The first exhibition was held amidst many challenges such as checkpoints, lack of accommodation facilities and limited resources.
After the war ended in 2009, the second exhibition was held in 2010 which has been an annual event up to this year. The International Tarde Fair serves as a platform to bring together Southern and International entrepreneurs and traders to meet and engage with their Northern counterparts.
Jaffna International Trade Fair 2020 is organized for the 11th consecutive time by Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services (Pvt) Ltd (LECS) in association with the Chamber of Commerce & Industries of Yarlpanam (CCIY) with the support of the Jaffna Municipal Council, International Business Council, The Ministry of Industry & Commerce and the Consulate General of India in Jaffna.
The event is known to be a multi trade affair featuring agriculture, hospitality, education, fashion & food industries with pretty much all the Northern hotels going on full occupancy and other services such and transport and logistics also seeing a rapid growth during the period.
Organizers noted that the exhibition is also a brilliant opportunity to introduce many value added products from Jaffna to the international market, especially the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Switzerland through the through Export Development Board.
Jaffna Trade Fair also serves as a platform to introduce global trends to the Northern region of Sri Lanka as an opportunity for northern communities to exhibit their products and services to the rest of the country.
The Platinum Sponsor for the event this year will be Insee Cement while Ruhunu foods will be the Food Partner. Official Telecommunication Partner is Mobitel Pvt Ltd and Footwear Partner is DSI. British Cosmetics will be the Cosmetics Partner for the first time this year while Dimo Group is the “Official Power Tool Partner”.
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