Africa has always been regarded as the scar to the conscience of the west.With the recent crisis that the financiaal market has experienced there is an imposing demand for African economies to diversify. This is because 70% of her riches are left unexploited and even when these riches are exploited, massive unaccountability makes the proceeds unequitably distributed. One of the areas which has experienced persistent neglect is the agricultural sector. Tropical agricultural products can serve as an enormous asset to the global economy.FISTAP2009 seeks to expose the riches of tropical agricultuural products. It will be a platform where investors will meet a ready made avenue to invest. From crude palm oil producers to cassava husk producers, every participant in the show will definitely return home with and overt mind of the potentials of African soil power