130+ exhibitors from 16 countries and more than 3,000 trade visitors expected at agrofood & plastprintpack Ethiopia 2023

Organised by the German trade show specialists fairtrade Messe in cooperation with local partner Prana Events, this most important business platform for the Ethiopian agrofood & plastprintpack industry will take place from 8 to 10 June 2023 at the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa. Exhibitors will showcase adapted technologies and solutions in agriculture, food processing, ingredients, plastics, printing and packaging.

National pavilions in 2023 will come from China, Germany, India, Italy, Korea, Kuwait and Türkiye

The China Pavilion feature more than 60 exhibitors, while the German Pavilion will be presented by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry AUMA. 

An official India Pavilion supported by CAPEXIL, India’s Premier Export Promotion Council, will be joining with about 15 exhibitors. The Italian Trade Agency ITA is organising an Italian joint participation in cooperation with the trade associations FEDERUNACOMA, UCIMA, ANIMA, AMAPLAST and ACIMGA. 

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency KOTRA is represented with an information stand as part of the trade section of their Embassy in Addis Ababa. The official Kuwaiti pavilion is organised by the PAI Public Authority for Industry – Kuwait and features eight exhibitors presenting food specialities from the Gulf. made in KUWAIT also supports the event as Gold Sponsor.

The Türkiye pavilion is supported by the Ministry of Trade and includes 17 Turkish exhibitors.

Facts & figures on the Ethiopian agrofood & plastprintpack market 

• Agriculture is the backbone of Ethiopia’s economy and continues to contribute 33% of GDP, provide 66% of employment and generate 76% of the country’s annual exports. Over the past five years, agriculture has grown at an annual rate of 9%, reaching a value of US$36 billion. (ATA Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency)
• With annual imports of food and beverage processing and packaging technology ranging from €64 million to €171 million in recent years, Ethiopia is one of Africa’s largest importers of such technology.
• With a population of 120 million, expected to grow to 200 million by 2050 according to the World Bank, Ethiopia has long been the largest food market in East and Central Africa. Spending in the F&B sector is growing steadily, and F&B production is by far the largest segment of the Ethiopian manufacturing industry. Accordingly, the demand for food and beverage ingredients continues to grow.
• Despite heavy investment in local food production, Ethiopia remains one of Africa’s largest food importers. Between 2018 and 2021, food imports will amount to between $1.8 billion and $3.3 billion annually, while food exports will amount to between $1.9 billion and $2.5 billion over the same period.
• Ethiopia is the second largest importer of plastics in primary form in East and Central Africa. As Ethiopia does not produce any plastic raw materials, 100% of the raw materials are imported. Imports of plastic raw materials will grow by 13.5% per year between 2007 and 2020, from 43 kt to 224 kt, +421%. (EUROMAP) Ethiopia is one of the two largest importers of plastics technology in East Africa, with imports of €25m in 2021. With a CAGR of 9.6% between 2012 and 2021, Ethiopia is also the fastest growing importer of plastics technology in Africa.
• With an annual growth rate of 7.4% from 2016 to 2021, Ethiopia is one of Africa’s fastest growing importers of printing and paper converting technology.
• With packaging technology imports of €17m in 2021, Ethiopia is one of the largest importers of such technology in East Africa.

Source for technology investment figures: VDMA 2022

agrofood & plastprintpack Ethiopia 2023 enjoy the strong support of the following Ethiopian and international institutions

Ethiopian government:

• Ministry of Agriculture
• Ethiopian Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industry Development Institute
• Chemical and Construction Inputs Industry Development Institute

Internationally:

• AHK Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa – DLG German Agricultural Society – German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture – GIZ – VDMA
• Embassies of Germany, France, India, Italy, Korea and Türkiye
• ITA Italian Trade Agency in cooperation with FEDERUNACOMA, UCIMA, ANIMA, AMAPLAST and ACIMGA
• Kuwait PAI Public Authority for Industry
• Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade & the Turkish Exporters Assembly