Koalack hosts a Regional Artisan Industry Fair from November 23 to December 3 (organizers)

Kaolack, March 9 (APS) – The first edition of the Regional Craft Industry Fair is scheduled for November 23 to December 3 in Kaolack (center), on the theme: ”Crafts, lever of economic sovereignty”, a learned the APS Thursday from the organizers.

The announcement was made by the president of the Kaolack Chamber of Trades, El Hadji Sidy Diop during a press briefing sanctioning a general assembly to assess the first months of their mandate, which began in May 2022.

The event, at the initiative of the Chamber of Trades of the regions of Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine and Kaolack, will highlight ”territorial genius” by organizing a competition on creativity and innovation. ‘.

The aim is to highlight different sectors including textiles and clothing, the processing of agricultural products, the production of salt, agricultural machinery, mechanics, hides and skins, etc.

”This Fair aims to reveal the immense potential of the craft sector in terms of job creation, wealth, know-how, local raw materials, entrepreneurial skills, support for agriculture, farming and fishing”, specify the officials of the Kaolack Chamber of Trades, in a document of which the APS obtained a copy.

According to the organizers of SAFAR 2023, this activity is also a framework for promoting and promoting the products and services of the artisanal sectors following a value chain approach, by being a “real laboratory” for the design and optimization of economic development. territorial.

Morocco is the ”guest of honor” country; Mali, Niger, Italy, Turkey, Côte d’Ivoire, among others, are the “official guest” countries, in the same way the regions of the southern agropole composed of Sédhiou, Kolda and Ziguinchor.

”We plan, beyond this SAFAR, to organize craft fairs in the various departments of the Kaolack region, in addition to the participation of our craftsmen in other fairs and fairs in Senegal and around the world’ ‘, indicated El Hadji Sidy Diop considering that the crafts sector can contribute well to the development of tourism and the promotion of the Senegal destination, in “perfect collaboration” with the Minister in charge of Tourism and its various dismemberments. .