FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2002
MEDIA ADVISORY
Tanzanians to Visit South Carolina on Ag Trade Mission
COLUMBIA---An agriculture trade mission of six agriculture entrepreneurs and two senior government officials from the country of Tanzania, Africa, has been arranged by native South Carolinian, Bob Royall, U.S. Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, and Les Tindal, Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of South Carolina. The entourage will arrive in South Carolina on Sunday, April 21, and depart on Friday, April 26, 2002.
The purpose of the trade mission is to help Tanzania with selling processed agricultural products and to help South Carolina and the nation sell the equipment necessary to produce those products. Thus, the cooperative effort will be beneficial to both Tanzania and South Carolina.
During their 5-day visit in South Carolina, the delegation will travel to several agribusiness sites in the state accompanied by South Carolina Department of Agriculture staff, Wayne Mack, Director of Marketing, and Roy Copelan, Director of International Marketing and Promotion. The schedule for the agribusiness tour is:
The schedule for the trade mission participants is as follows:
Sun., April 21 Tanzanian Delegation arrives in Columbia, South Carolina
Mon., April, 22 10:00 a.m. Park Seed Company, a floral and vegetable seed distributor in Greenwood
1:30 p.m. Knox Nursery/Southern Sun, a propagation and development facility in Hodges
4:00 p.m. Carter-Holmes, Inc., an orchid grower in Newberry
Tues., April 23 7:45 a.m. Allen Brothers Milling Co. (Adluh) in Columbia
11:00 a.m. Amick Poultry in Leesville, a fully integrated poultry business from hatchery to sales
3:30 p.m. W.P. Rawl & Sons in Gilbert, a large commercial grower
Wed., April 24 9:00 a.m. Clemson Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville
3:00 p.m. Orangeburg Stockyards, a center for buying/selling livestock
4:00 p.m. Golden Kernel Pecan Co., a pecan shelling facility in Cameron
Thurs., April 25 8:00 a.m. Weather’s Dairy, a commercial dairy using genetics in Bowman
11:00 a.m. McCall Farms, a vegetable cannery in Effingham
3:15 p.m. Columbia State Farmers Market in Columbia
Fri., April 26 Tanzanian Delegation departs from Columbia, South Carolina
For more information about the Tanzanian trade mission to South Carolina or for directions to tour locations, call Wayne Mack, 803-734-2505.