{"id":663496,"date":"2019-07-24T15:32:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:32:37","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Yamamura (middle) interacting with some of the potential exhibitors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) and the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) have held a one-day workshop for Small and Medium"},"modified":"2019-07-24T15:32:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:32:37","slug":"jetro-gepa-school-exporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/24\/jetro-gepa-school-exporters\/","title":{"rendered":"JETRO, GEPA School Exporters &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Yamamura (middle) interacting with some of the potential exhibitors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) and the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) have held a one-day workshop for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) on how best they can position themselves for the international market.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nworkshop formed part of the preparatory activities towards the participation of<br \/>\nGhanaian companies in the 45<sup>th<\/sup> International Food and Beverages<br \/>\nExhibition (FOODEX Japan) to be held at Makuhari Messe (Nippon Convention<br \/>\nCentre) Chiba City, Japan, from 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u201313<sup>th<\/sup> March, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>JETRO<br \/>\nhas over the years supported Ghanaian companies to participate in this<br \/>\nspecialized trade fair, in order to provide the latter some opportunities to<br \/>\npenetrate the Japanese market and to promote export of their products to Japan.<\/p>\n<p>FOODEX<br \/>\nJapan is considered the gateway to the Asian markets with established<br \/>\nparticipation from 80 countries and over 77,000 professional visitors from industrial<br \/>\nsectors such as trading, food service, manufacturing association, hotel, leisure<br \/>\nand others.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy<br \/>\nTrade Commissioner, JETRO, Chiharu Yamamura, took the potential exhibitors<br \/>\nthrough the modalities for participating in the exhibition and the benefits<br \/>\nthey would gain from the JETRO Zone event.<\/p>\n<p>He<br \/>\nagain explained the procedures exhibitors needed to go through to qualify for<br \/>\nthe event.<\/p>\n<p>Mr.<br \/>\nYamamura said apart from JETRO\u2019s provision in reducing the participation fee<br \/>\nfor exhibitors, each exhibitor in the JETRO zone would have a 7 metre square<br \/>\nspace along with basic pieces of equipment such as table, chair and a board for<br \/>\nthe names of the respective companies.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy<br \/>\nChief Executive Officer, GEPA, Albert Kassim Diwura, expressed the authority\u2019s<br \/>\nexcitement at another opportunity to facilitate, develop and promote Ghana\u2019s<br \/>\nnon-traditional exports.<\/p>\n<p>He<br \/>\nsaid since the year 2000, GEPA has worked closely with JETRO to provide the<br \/>\nneeded information and direction required to enter the Japan market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough<br \/>\nour collaborative work with many organizations including JETRO, our exports<br \/>\nhave gained acceptability in many markets,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p><strong>By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri &amp; Rhodaline Naa Adjeley King\u00a0  <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yamamura (middle) interacting with some of the potential exhibitors The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) and the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) have held a one-day workshop for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) on how best they can position themselves for the international market. 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