The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), in collaboration with the Accra Arts and Craft Market, has held the October edition of its monthly exhibition for small and medium businesses in the arts and crafts at the W.E Dubois Centre in Accra.
As part of its market linkage activities, the exhibition provided the platform for makers of handicrafts and arts, such as artefacts, African wear, batik tie and dye, processed shea butter products, beads and accessories etc. to showcase and sell their products due to restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic.
The initiative is broadly aligned to government’s quest to empower the local arts and handicrafts industry to trade competitively and to ultimately boost the nation’s non-traditional exports.
Mohammed Adnan, initiator of the event, told Business24 in an interview that the initiative seeks to change the negative perception around local arts and crafts through awareness to attract patronage whilst attracting the right investments to the sector.
He commended GEPA for partnering with the Accra Art and Craft Market to organize the event on a monthly basis, saying it has been very helpful and impactful to the arts and craft business.
He called for continuous support from the state exports facilitator to better the lot of businesses, especially small and medium sized enterprises in the handicrafts space.
Some exhibitors expressed their gratitude to the event organizers for providing the market for them to reach out to clients from all walks of life.