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The 6th agrofood Ghana 2023 a great success!

Africa Agribusiness Excellence and Leadership Awards 2023 held alongside the event.
Top learnings and networking in 15 round tables and presentations

The 2023 edition of agrofood Ghana 2023 was a great success. This was the resounding opinion of all exhibitors, trade visitors, speakers and conference delegates.

Organised by fairtrade in collaboration with their local partners Geovision, the exhibition & conference took place from 21 to 23 November 2023 at the Trade Center Arena in the Accra International Conference Centre.

A great success, not only because of the countless new business opportunities that were established between the exhibitors and their Ghanaian and West African partners, but also because of the highly successful conference and the lively and warm atmosphere that characterised this event.

High exhibitor satisfaction with the 2023 event

Exhibitors satisfied or even very satisfied with the

97% services of fairtrade
89% event as a whole
84% business prospects after the show
78% quality of visitors
77% number of visitors

Loris Albertazzi
SACMI IMOLA

Chatuphorn Rungsinaporn
Wealthy Grain

Markus Lehner
Starzinger

Artiom Vasiliev
VATAG Group

Matthias Nieuwenhuijse
COROOS

See you at our next events in West Africa!

In addition to agrofood Ghana, fairtrade in West Africa serves Nigeria with the 9th agrofood Nigeria. And francophone West Africa will finally meet again in 2024 in Abidjan, at the 2nd agrofood West Africa before the 7th agrofood Ghana will take place in Accra in November 2025.

63 exhibitors from 12 countries and pavilions from GEPA, GIZ, Italy, the Netherlands and Nigeria

At the 2023 event, 63 exhibitors from 12 countries and pavilions from GEPA, GIZ, Italy, the Netherlands and Nigeria presented customised solutions and technologies for the Ghanaian and West African markets.

The exhibitors came from Austria, China, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa, Thailand and Ukraine. agrofood Ghana was held in conjunction with the 6th plastprintpack Ghana.

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Conference

GEPA Ghana Export Promotion Authority

GEPA joined the event to promote Ghanaian exports to the world over.

GIZ AgriBiz and MOVE

GIZ AgriBiz is jointly working with the Ghanaian Ministry of Trade and Industry but also respective member-based associations to improve the framework conditions for 500 MSMEs. In addition, AgriBiz strengthens business organisations in representing the interests of their members.

Exhibitors included

Competitive African Rice Platform (CAP)
Association of Cashew Processors Ghana
Equipment Designers and Fabrication Association of Ghana

Italian Pavilion

The Italian Trade Agency ITA in cooperation with AMAPLAST, UCIMA, ASSOFOODTEC and ACIMGA organised the second Collective Participation of Italian companies at plastprintpack & agrofood Ghana in 2023.

Italian exhibitors included

AROL
Irritec
PIGO
Pietribasi Michelangelo
Sacmi Imola
Studio Tecnico Appiani
Sud Capsule

The Netherlands Pavilion

The Netherlands Pavilion is supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and GNBCC - Ghana Netherlands Business & Culture Council

Nigeria Pavilion

Nigeria joined in with a pavilion supported by the Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada. TFO is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve lives by creating sustainable trade partnerships for exporters from developing countries with Canadian and foreign buyers. TFO Canada assists Small and Medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and Trade Support Institutions (TSIs) from developing countries to access international markets through information, advice and contact services.

Nigerian exhibitors included:

ALAAF Mega Platform
Auction2africa.Com
Dahdot Services
Devine Gold Global
Dorrisday Global Services

Kamilah Farms Nigeria
Kemi Alawode Nig
Oluwatoyin Integrated Farms
Rocklad Global Development Services
Solissy Foods and Beverages

Top learnings and networking in 15 round tables and presentations

The agrofood & plastprintpack Ghana 2023 was complemented by a conference program with 15 roundtable discussions and presentations, guaranteeing participants top learnings and networking.

Topics DAY 1

Export procedures & opportunities in the EU market
Building resilient agrofood systems: Climate-smart agriculture in Ghana
Reducing food waste through upcycling
Chocolate consumption in Ghana & the influence of local chocolate producers
A Ghanaian success story of locally produced beverages
5th Students Packaging: Research and Innovation Challenge 2023

Topics DAY 2

Innovative financing in the food processing sector
(Female) Entrepreneurship in the food processing sector
Standards & certificates in processed food importation and exportation
Packaging in the beverage industry: Standards, innovations and alternatives
Recycling/storage solutions in Ghana and worldwide
Bridging the gap between academia and industry, opportunities for stakeholder collaboration
African Agribusiness Excellence Leadership Award - Cocktail

Topics DAY 3

Walk around the fair with the Netherlands
Introduction of the Horticulture Business Platform
Youth in Food
Presentation by RVO Netherlands Enterprise Agency

The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana CAG organised the Africa Agribusiness Excellence and Leadership Awards alongside the 6th edition of Ghana’s most important sectoral trade show agrofood & plastprintpack Ghana 2023.

The Leadership Awards were held on 22 November 2023 at the Accra International Conference Center – Grand Arena. The event was organised in collaboration with AHK Ghana - Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana, and supported by fairtrade Messe, the organisers of agrofood & plastprintpack Ghana 2023 exhibition & conference.

The Awards scheme equally brings together players in Africa’s Agro Food Systems and the Agribusiness industry, Policy makers, and Financial Institutions, Agtech Industry and Development Partners to recognise achievements from local and international companies involved in promoting the development of the agribusiness sector in Africa.

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Support from within Ghana

Ghanaian Ministry of Business Development
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
The Ministry of Trade and Industry
AGI Association of Ghana Industries
FABAG Food & Beverage Association of Ghana
GIPC Ghana Investment Trade Promotion Centre
NEIP National Entrepreneurship and Innovations Plan

International support

AHK Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana
ANIMA / ASSOFOODTEC - Italian Association of Manufacturers of Machinery, Plants, Equipment for Food Production, Processing and Preservation
DLG German Agricultural Society
EECA - Egypt Expo and Convention Authority
Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Türkiye to Ghana
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, in cooperation with the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA)
GIZ
GNBCC Ghana Netherlands Business & Culture Council
ITA Italian Trade Agency
NABC Netherlands African Business Council
South African Department of Agriculture Western Cape
Sri Lanka Tea Board
UCIMA - Union of Italian Manufacturers of Automatic Packaging Machinery

agro

Agricultural machines, farming tractors, harvesting equipment
Analytical equipment
Dryers, cleaner, silos and storage systems
Feeding equipment
Fish farming equipment
Grains, grain systems
Greenhouse and greenhouse plastics and equipment
Irrigation systems
Livestock and poultry breeding
Milk processing equipment
Milling and mixing installations/equipment
Pesticides and fertilizers
Poultry equipment
Seeds, seedlings
Stable equipment
Veterinary syringes

food + bev tec

Food and drink processing

Automation
Bakery technology
Basic food technology
Beverage technology
Coffee machines
Confectionery, snacks and chocolate production technology
Dairy technology
Delicatessen and convenience food technology
Distribution systems, table and serving equipment
Fish processing technology
Food safety and quality management
Foodservice equipment
Ice cream technology
Ice cream technology
Information and billing systems
Kitchen technology
Meat processing technology
Noodle technology
Refrigeration technology
Screening machines
Services and concepts
Vegetable and fruit technology

Packaging

Packaging technology
Machines for imprinting of packaging material
Packaging materials, means and aids

Printing

Printing and labelling technology
Paper converting and packaging production technology
Materials, consumables and accessories

Refrigeration and air conditioning

Refrigeration technology
Ventilation, air conditioning and heating technology

Conveying, transport and storage

Waste and waste water

Water treatment
Waste water treatment
Resource-efficiency and services

ingredients

Acid starters
Acidulants
Antifoam agents
Antioxidants & antimicrobials
Aromas
Bakery raw materials
Binding agents
Blends & compounds of fruit juice
Butcher's raw materials
Casein clarifier
Clouding agents
Cocoa butter
Colourings
Cultures, microorganism
Curing agents
Cutting aids
Distillates
Emulsifying agents
Emulsifying salts
Enzymes
Extraction agents, solvents
Extracts, vegetable
Fat substitutes
Fatty acids
Fibres
Filter aid
Flavours & fragrances
Flavours & colours
Flour improvers
Flow agents, anti-caking agents
Food additives
Fruit and vegetables concentrates
Fruit and vegetables powders
Fruit ingredients
Fruit preparationsfor bakery & confectionery
Malt extracts for malt beverages
Meat extracts
Mineral substances
Powdered fat
Precipitants
Preservatives
Propellant gases
Protective gases
Proteins
Raising agents
Releasing agents
Sauces
Semi-finished products
Sorbents
Specialty fats
Spices, herbs
Stabilizers
Starter cultures & enzymes for dairy
Sweeteners
Vitamins

food + hospitality

Food and beverages

Bread & bakery
Dairy
Drinks
Fish & seafood
Fresh & chilled food
Frozen food
General foods
Health food
Hot beverages
Ice cream & deep-frozen confectionery
Meat & meat products
Organic food
Snack food
Sweets

Equipment and supplies for hotels and restaurants, bars and cafés, canteens and commercial kitchens

Building furnishings and equipment
Coffee machines
Distribution systems and serving equipment
Ice-cream machines
Information and billing systems
Refrigeration technology
Kitchen technology
Rinsing, cleaning and disposal technology
Sweets

The Ghanaian agrofood market

Food & beverage technology: Ghana’s investments in food & beverage technology show an annual increase of 8.6% between 2017 and 2022, from €59 million in 2017 to €89 million in 2022. (VDMA)
Packaging technology: Ghanaian imports of packaging technology amounted to €53 million in 2022, up 12% annually from €30 million in 2017. (VDMA)
Food & beverage ingredients: With already well over 40 million inhabitants (2022), which according to the World Bank will rise to 80 million by 2050, Ghana 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 Ghanaian processing industry. Accordingly, the demand for food and beverage ingredients is rising continuously.
Food trade with Ghana: According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ghana imported food worth USD 1.2 billion and exported food worth USD 7.3 billion in 2021. Thus, food trade with Ghana is an 8.5 billion USD business.