Back for its 3rd edition in Côte d‘Ivoire, agrofood, plastprintpack & Afrik’Embal 2026 return to Abidjan, spotlighting the region’s thriving industry.
Organised by fairtrade Messe, agrofood and plastprintpack West Africa take place in the state-of-the-art Abidjan Parc des Expositions.
Following the great success in 2024, fairtrade and the Association of Packaging Professionals of Côte d'Ivoire (APECI) are continuing their cooperation for the 2026 event. This synergistic partnership involves APECI organising the Afrik'Embal trade fair in parallel with fairtrade's agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa 2026 event.
The primary objective of this collaboration is to create valuable synergy effects for exhibitors and trade visitors alike.
Aftermovie 2024
Organised by ATLM Expo, the second edition of Food Expo & HoReCa Expo will be co-located with agrofood West Africa 2026.
Pierre-Alexis Lebeon
SBA Group
Alessandro Gerbino
ITA - Italian Trade Agency
Jean Zakka
Zakka Multitec
Amir Shafaei
Sunich Group
Why exhibit at agrofood & Afrik’Embal 2026 in Abidjan?
Food & packaging technology: Côte d‘Ivoire’s investments in food & beverage technology amount to € 89 million in 2024. As such, Côte d'Ivoire is the second-largest investor in food and packaging technology in West Africa, after Nigeria. West Africa's food and packaging technology imports grew from €496 million in 2015 to €632 million in 2024. (VDMA)
Packaging technology: Ivorian imports of packaging technology stood at € 24 million whereas West Africa's packaging technology imports made up for € 297 million in 2024. (VDMA)
Food trade with Côte d'Ivoire: With a trade volume of USD 11.3 billion, Côte d'Ivoire is the largest food trader in West Africa, ahead of Nigeria with USD 8.3 billion. According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Côte d'Ivoire imported food worth USD 3.2 billion and exported food worth USD 8.1 billion in 2023. This makes 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.
The 2024 event was opened with great fanfare by the Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, H.E. Mr Kobenan Adjoumani while 78 exhibitors from 17 countries presenting customised solutions for the Ivorian and West African markets.
For full details, please see the Post Show Report
