A tourism development company, Travel Begins at Home (TBAH), has unveiled programmes and plans for its 2022 edition of the Naija Corn Festival.
The Founder and convener of the corn festival, Mrs Olubunmi Akinyemi, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that the annual ‘Naija Corn Festival’ has its debut in 2021.
The Naija Corn Festival is an opportunity to showcase corn as an indigenous stable food in most African homes.
Akinyemi said that the 2022 edition of the festival would take place at The BoardWalk Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on July 9.
She said that the festival would put a spotlight on the tourism industry and grow the agro sector by identifying a value chain for corn, creation of business and investment opportunities around the staple food.
“The aim of the event is to promote agritourism as a new form of tourism which is grossly underdeveloped in this region.
“Also, we want younger people to be involved in agriculture, and support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of eradicating poverty and food security.”
“We have a dream to create new tourism attractions for Nigeria and Africa, as a whole.
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“Thus, the introduction of our flagship event named “Naija Corn Festival,” which we intend to develop and deliver at a global standard to attract visitors from all over the world.
“It will be an exciting time for families and friends to unwind and relax while series of events are taking place,” Akinyemi said.
Akinyemi said that farmers, travel consultants, travel enthusiasts, artists, and food vendors were expected to be part of the event.
She said that highlights of the one-day festival include film show, panel discussion, cornversation, and loads of corn meals.
Akinyemi added that there would be free eating competition, free cooking vompetition and a dancing competition with loads of freebies to be won.
She enjoined interested participants to visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/naija-corn-festival-2022-tickets-313238212927 for registration.
(NAN)
