The third Jaffna International Trade Fair (JIFT) 2012 will open today (Jan.20) at the Alfred Durayappah Stadium in Jaffna and conclude on 22.

The trade fair is set to attract over 200 companies both local and international, exhibiting in over 300 stalls. The organizers expect more than 60,000 visitors from all areas of the peninsula at this International Trade Fair.

Within the course of three years the Trade Fair has been earmarked as a must witness event by many of the local traders and inhabitants as it paves the way for the direct synthesis and merging of the Peninsula with other parts of the global and local trade.

The industries segmented include tourism and hospitality, construction, food, beverages and packing, agriculture, fisheries, Information and communication technology, apparel, automobile, financial services and consumer goods.