Washington, D.C. — Novus International, Inc., leader in animal health and nutrition, announced today that the organization will support The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) 2008 U.S.-Africa Agribusiness Forum as a leading sponsor.
The 2008 Agribusiness Forum, Investing in Agriculture Links in Africa is being hosted by CCA’s Agribusiness Initiatives Program and will be held in Chicago, Illinois, June 25-27. The Forum is expected to attract more than 300 leaders from the private and public sectors in the U.S. and Africa.
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As an event sponsor, Novus International will host the “Education and Knowledge Building in Agriculture Production” workshop.
“We are pleased to welcome Novus International as a sponsor and supporter of the 2008 U.S.-Africa Agribusiness Forum,” said CCA President Stephen Hayes. “As an industry leader, Novus serves customers across the globe and understands the importance of investing in people and production systems for commercially sustainable growth. Their participation will add tremendous value to the Forum.”
The two-day Forum will include industry-specific sessions, networking opportunities, and panels. Topics for discussion include: cross-cutting issues such as financing, commodity trading markets, food security, infrastructure investment to connect African markets, market information systems improvement, product innovation, cash crop production and investment, livestock production and investment, pharmaceutical growth, bio-fuel industry growth, carbon trading, and production technology.
“At Novus, we work to empower emerging markets by transferring our knowledge in the latest research and technologies related to animal health and nutrition,” explained Thad Simons, President and CEO of Novus International. “CCA is providing a platform for this type of open knowledge exchange. We applaud their efforts and are proud to be in partnership.”
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Novus International, Inc. is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and serves customers in more than 80 countries around the world. An industry leader in animal nutrition and health, Novus's products include ALIMET® and MHA® feed supplements, ACTIVATE® nutritional feed acid, ACIDOMIX® preservative premixture, ADVENT® coccidiosis control, MINTREX® organic trace minerals, SANTOQUIN® feed preservative, MERA™MET aquaculture feed additive, AGRADO® feed ingredient and many other specialty ingredients. Novus is privately owned by Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. For more information visit www.novusint.com.
The CCA Agribusiness Initiatives Program focuses on catalyzing the contribution that agriculture, agribusiness, and related activities make to economic growth in Africa. Initially funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to foster development of public-private partnerships and support the African Union’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program, (CAADP), CCA’s Agribusiness Initiatives Program seeks to increase CCA member involvement in shaping policy through education and access to finance programs.
Established in 1993, The Corporate Council on Africa is a nonpartisan 501 (c) (3) membership organization of nearly 200 U.S. companies dedicated to strengthening the commercial relationship between the U.S. and Africa. CCA members represent nearly 85 percent of total U.S. private sector investments in Africa. The organization is dedicated to bringing together potential business partners and to showcase business opportunities on the continent.
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