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Africa at BioFach 2009
Africa will again makes its presence known at BioFach. After great success with its first Africa Pavilion at the 2008 edition of the Nuremberg, Germany, fair, 2009 fair visitors will again enjoy African designs, colours, sounds and flavours. Around 35 stands with 120 exhibitors from 14 African countries will be present, according to organizers Grolink and Agroeco, exhibiting a full range of organic certified products.
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