Friday, July 3, Expo Milano 2015 hosted the National Day of Uganda. The program included many moments to explore the opportunities offered by the Pearl of Africa, as Winston Churchill referred to the country.
The National Day of Uganda started at 14:00, with the arrival of the official delegation. Participants were welcomed at the Expo Conference Center, with the performance of the popular Ugandan folk group, Ndere Troupe.
At 14:45, the official opening was made by the Ambassador of Uganda to Italy, followed by a speech by the Commissioner General of Uganda. Next, at 15:00, meetings and discussions on business opportunities offered by Uganda, both in terms of exports and for investors took place including speeches by the executive director of the Uganda Export Promotion Board, and the Executive Director of the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA).
At 15:40 the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Tourism Board presented the tourism potential of Uganda and investment opportunities in the country. At 16:00, there was a presentation from the Italian business community working in Uganda.
At 16:25 the presentations wrap-up with a conference featuring the Hon Amelia Kyambadde, Ugandan Minister of Commerce, Industry and Cooperation. Afterwards there were official photos of the various interest groups, and refreshments were served in the Coffee Cluster. The day ended at about 20:00.
Visit to the Uganda Pavilion
At Expo Milano 2015, Uganda – second largest coffee producer in Africa – takes part in the Coffee Cluster with the theme “Enhancing food security with coffee.” In this country, in fact, because of its location on the equator, the country produces two crops a year.
Coffee also provides room for other food crops such as bananas. The two plants are grown at the same time, thus ensuring the economic and environmental sustainability of coffee exports. In fact, the coffee grown in the shade of banana trees has a higher value and is of better quality than coffee plants exposed to direct sunlight.
National Days and other events designed for Expo Milano 2015
The main events designed by Expo Milano 2015 during the six months of the exhibition have been grouped into four areas: “The National Days of Expo 2015”, “The International days of Expo 2015 towards the Milan Charter “, “Women for Expo” and “The Celebrations of Expo 2015 “.
