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agrofood West Africa and Afrik’Embal finally back in Abidjan!
Exhibitors from 17 countries have already registered
Côte d'Ivoire represents the second largest investor in food & packaging technology in West Africa
Agriculture | Food Processing & Packaging | Ingredients | Food & Hospitality
After the great success of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa in Abidjan in 2018 and a long Covid-related break, fairtrade and their local Ivorian partners 2A are now coming back to Côte d'Ivoire and Francophone West Africa with agrofood West Africa 2024.
agrofood West Africa will take place in conjunction with plastprintpack West Africa in the brand-new Abidjan Parc des Expositions from 08 to 10 October 2024.
Exhibitors from 17 countries have already registered for the 2024 edition, namely from Algeria, Austria, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tunisia, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates.
In addition to Côte d'Ivoire, fairtrade in West Africa serves Nigeria with the agrofood Nigeria, and Ghana with agrofood Ghana.
Nouvelle Mici Embaci NME is the LEAD SPONSOR
Excellent news: Nouvelle Mici Embaci NME is the LEAD SPONSOR of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa & Afrik'Embal 2024. An agreement to this effect was signed between NME and the organisers in July 2024.
Founded in 1983, Nouvelle Mici Embaci employs 1,500 staff. A leader in cardboard packaging, industrial printing, cardboard boxes and polypropylene bags, NME's customers include major local and multinational companies in French-speaking West Africa. The company also has a high-capacity cardboard waste recycling unit. Find out more here.
Mustapha Ezzeddine, Managing Director, Nouvelle MICI Embaci, said: “As a major player in the packaging sector in Côte d'Ivoire, Nouvelle MICI Embaci is committed to supporting and promoting initiatives that foster sustainable development and industrial excellence. Our partnership with the agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa & Afrik'Embal 2024 trade fair demonstrates our desire to make an active contribution to the future of packaging in our country.”
Italy joins in with official pavilion
ITALY Pavilion
For the first time, an official Collective Participation of Italian companies will be presented featuring Italian exhibitors displaying their solutions and products.
- Presented by ITA Italian Trade Agency
- Supported by AMAPLAST, UCIMA and ACIMGA
Companies participating include Besser Vacuum, CISAO Camera di Commercio Italo Senegalese e dell'Africa Occidentale, Cusinato Giovanni, Duetti Packaging, Ecopack, ITA Italian Trade Agency, Miele, Sacmi Imola, Simex, Sodimax, Sud Capsule and Telm.
Zakka Multitec is the REGISTRATION SPONSOR
Founded in 1942 in Beirut, Zakka Multitec stands at the forefront as a premier provider of industrial machines and complete lines for the Food, Beverage, Dairy and Personal & Home Care sectors. Headquartered in London, Zakka Multitec maintains a robust presence with direct subsidiaries spanning West Africa, East Africa, Middle East, UK and Italy. Zakka Multitec Côte d'Ivoire is the hub for West Africa from where we serve the entire UEMOA countries.
Our specialization lies in delivering comprehensive solutions encompassing processing, filling, and packaging machines, industrial packaging materials and consumables, along with dedicated after-sales services and spare parts. Find out more here.
fairtrade and APECI launch cooperation
Afrik’Embal to be held alongside agrofood West Africa 2024.
In a groundbreaking move marking the 2024 edition and beyond, fairtrade and the Association of Packaging Professionals in Côte d'Ivoire APECI have forged a collaborative alliance. This synergistic partnership entails APECI's orchestration of the Afrik'Embal Exhibition concurrent with the agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa 2024 event by fairtrade.
Afrik'Embal is back after several years. The first edition was held in Abidjan in 2002 and the second in Accra, Ghana, in 2005.
The primary objective of this collaboration is to create valuable synergy effects for exhibitors and trade visitors alike.
Successful Matinée d'information on 29 May 2024
What a kick-off! On 29 May 2024, fairtrade Messe, 2A and APECI hosted a Matinée d'information on the upcoming agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa and Afrik'Embal 2024 at the Radisson Blue Hotel in Abidjan, and the response was overwhelming.
Prominent manufacturers of agrofood & plastprintpack machines, Ivorian packaging, plastics and food producers, Ivorian and international institutions, government representatives and the Ivorian press took part.
Participants & press agreed: Preparations for the upcoming exhibition & conference from 8-10 October 2024 at the brand-new Parc des Expositions in Abidjan are very promising and everyone is looking forward to this most important industry event of 2024 in Côte d'Ivoire.
Core themes of agrofood & plastprintpack and Afrik'Embal 2024
The core themes of the event are
- Food safety
- Reduction of food waste
- Circular economy & recycling
The exhibition will be complemented by panel discussions and lectures on these topics.
Strong institutional support for agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa and Afrik’Embal 2024
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Côte d'Ivoire
- APECI - Association of Packaging Professionals in Côte d'Ivoire
- Embassies of Austria, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands and Türkiye
- Advantage Austria
- AHK - Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Côte d'Ivoire
- APO Africa Packaging Organisation
- BELUCI - Chambre de commerce belge et luxembourgeoise de Côte d'Ivoire
- Business France
- CEPICI - Investment Promotion Centre of Côte d'Ivoire
- FedA-CI
- ITA - Italian Trade Agency
The Ivorian & West African agrofood market
Côte d'Ivoire is the second largest investor in food & packaging technology in West Africa.
Why exhibit at agrofood & Afrik’Embal 2024 in Abidjan?
Food & packaging technology: Côte d‘Ivoire’s investments in food & beverage technology show an annual increase of 14.4%, from €68 million in 2017 to €152 million in 2023. As such, Côte d'Ivoire is the second-largest investor in food and packaging technology in West Africa, after Nigeria. (VDMA) See more
Packaging technology: Ivorian imports of packaging technology have risen from €24 million in 2020 to €58 million in 2023. (VDMA)
Food trade with Côte d'Ivoire: With a trade volume of USD 11.3 billion, Côte d'Ivoire is the largest food market in West Africa, ahead of Nigeria with USD 8.9 billion. According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Côte d'Ivoire imported food worth USD 3.1 billion and exported food worth USD 8.2 billion in 2021. This makes the food trade with Côte d'Ivoire an 11.3 billion USD business.
Food & beverage ingredients: With a population of well over 450 million (2024), 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.
West Africa's food and packaging technology imports grew from €496 million in 2015 to €750 million in 2022, which corresponds to an annual increase of 6.1% between 2015 and 2022. (VDMA)
Review 2018: 1,461 trade visitors discussed their investments with 80 exhibitors from 17 countries 50+ speakers from around the globe at high-profile conferences
Bosch seminar & VDMA symposium
The 5th edition of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa took place at the Radisson Blu Hotel Abidjan Airport in Abidjan from 20 to 22 November 2018.
80 exhibitors from 17 countries participated, among them many of the world's leading companies in their sector. The exhibitors came from Austria, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom and USA.
The Ivorian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development opened agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa 2018
After 4 editions in Accra, Ghana, fairtrade held the 5th edition of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The event was officially opened on November 20, 2018 by the Ivorian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly.
The remarkable number of 1,461 high quality visitors discussed their investments as 53% of the visitors planned to invest over the next 12 months.
50 speakers from around the globe enriched the 3-day conference program including the Bosch seminar & the VDMA symposium.
Our Partners
Organiser
fairtrade 300x200
Local organiser
2a-consulting
Partner for Afrik’Embal
APECI
Under the patronage
Ivory Coast MCI
Institutional partners
Cepici Ivory Coast
FedA-Ci
AHK Côte d'Ivoire
APO
Beluci
Business France Abidjan
Advantage Austria - Ivory Coast
Chambre d’Agriculture de Côte d’Ivoire (CACI)
Media partners
Made-in-china.com
Editrice Zeus - All food
Expogroup
poland-fruits
packtech-gpub
plastech-gpub
Resagro
Alta Packaging & Food
Packaging World Insights
PRM
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