Facts & figures on the West African agrofood market
Following the huge success of agrofood West Africa 2019, its 7th edition will now take place in conjunction with the 7th edition of plastprintpack West Africa from 29 November to 01 December 2022 at the state-of-the-art Trade Center Arena in Accra.
Organised by the German trade show specialists fairtrade, agrofood West Africa is the most important platform for the fast-growing West African market.
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Presenters of the German Pavilion
Exhibitors in the German Pavilion 2022 include:
BEWITAL agri
Destilla
GEA West Africa
LANXESS
Riela Africa
Schmitz Cargobull Overseas
Te So Ten Elsen
Vibrofloors
Vion
WEDA
Windmöller & Hölscher
ICE in cooperation with AMAPLAST, ACIMGA, UCIMA and ANIMA / ASSOFOODTEC is organising the first Collective Participation of 18 Italian companies at plastprintpack & agrofood West Africa 2022.
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The plastprintpack & agrofood West Africa Fair is the main international exhibition in Ghana, dedicated to the agro-industrial supply chain, where technologies for processing, packaging and packing of food, beverages, cosmetics, etc. are widely exhibited.
Despite a two-year period marred by the pandemic, Ghana's economic growth forecast for 2022 is 5.8%, consolidating it as one of the largest economies in West Africa.
The agricultural sector is of paramount importance in the country, both socially and economically. It absorbs around 1/3 of total employment and contributes 21% of GDP. In 2020, it was the most dynamic sector of the economy, with +7.4% growth. …
The Netherlands Pavilion is supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and GNBCC - Ghana Netherlands Business & Culture Council
South Africa joins in with a Department of Agriculture Western Cape Pavilion.
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture is responsible for the promotion of agriculture in all its rich diversity in the Western Cape. About 45% of South Africa’s agricultural exports move through the Western Cape and the value-added in the sector amounts to just less than R21 billion (US$ 1.2 billion) per annum.
Exhibitors
Visitors are offered a cup of fresh Ceylon Tea as the Sri Lanka Tea Board presents the following nine producers of fine Ceylon Tea on a 72 sqm stand:
The 7th edition of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa 2022 enjoys the strong support of the following institutions.
The 6th agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa in 2019 featured the participation of 87 exhibitors from 17 countries presenting dedicated solutions for hundreds and hundreds of trade visitors and buyers from Ghana and neighbouring West African countries.
The exhibitors came from Belgium, China, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Türkiye.
Agricultural technology: The West African market for agricultural technology becomes ever more important. According to the German Engineering Federation VDMA, West African imports of such machinery reach around €200 million annually.
Food & beverage technology: From €496 million in 2015 to €641 million in 2020, West Africa’s imports of food & beverage technology show an annual increase of 5.3% between 2015 and 2020. (VDMA)
Packaging technology: Imports amounted to €309 million in 2020, up 3.3% from 299 million euros in 2019 - steady growth even in the Corona year 2020. Major West African importers – apart from Nigeria – are Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso. (VDMA)
Food & beverage ingredients: With already well over 420 million inhabitants (2022), which according to the World Bank will rise to 800 million by 2050, West Africa is a huge food market. Expenditure in the F&B sector is growing steadily, and F&B production is by far the largest segment of the West African processing industry. Accordingly, the demand for food and beverage ingredients is rising continuously.
Food trade with West Africa:According to the World Trade Organization WTO, West African food imports have reached around US$16 billion and exports US$14 billion. Thus, food trade with West Africa is a US$30 billion business.
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