7th edition of agrofood & plastprintpack Ethiopia set for 19-21 June 2025 at the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa

(Heidelberg / Addis Ababa) Building on the resounding success of the 2024 edition, agrofood & plastprintpack Ethiopia is returning for its 7th edition from 19-21 June 2025 at the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa. Organized by fairtrade Messe in collaboration with Prana Events, this premier industry event is poised to deliver an even more dynamic and engaging experience.

Why attend the 2025 event?

The 2025 edition of agrofood & plastprintpack Ethiopia promises to be an unmissable gathering for professionals in Ethiopia’s agrofood and plastprintpack sectors. Key highlights include:

• Sustained industry interest: The event continues to attract decision-makers from both business and government sectors, eager to explore cutting-edge products and solutions.
• High-quality visitors: Expect a diverse range of high-caliber attendees from across Ethiopia and beyond.
• Global participation: Over 120 leading exhibitors from more than 10 countries will showcase market-specific solutions tailored for Ethiopia –see exhibitors 2024.
• Business opportunities: 2024 saw an 88% exhibitor satisfaction rate, driven by targeted business meetings that are set to continue in 2025.
• Government & industry support: Active involvement from key Ethiopian ministries, authorities, and associations ensures a comprehensive industry perspective.
• Insightful conferences: Learn from top-level sessions organized by the Ethiopian Beverages Manufacturing Industries Association, Ethiopian Plastic and Rubber Manufacturers Association, and others.
• New in 2025:
  • Ethiopia food show: Running concurrently with agrofood Ethiopia, this event will be held on a separate level with its own entrance.More information here.
  • Ethiopica coffee show: Also taking place alongside agrofood Ethiopia, but on a different level with dedicated access.More details here.

Reflecting on 2024: A year of success

The 2024 edition was hailed as a triumph, with 3,483 registered trade visitors from Ethiopia and neighboring countries engaging in thousands of B2B meetings with 122 exhibitors from 12 countries. According to the digital exhibitor satisfaction survey, 95% of participants provided feedback, with notable results:

• 85% satisfied with visitor numbers.
• 83% pleased with visitor quality.
• 81% recognized significant business opportunities post-event.
• 91% plan to return in 2025, and 84% would recommend the event to their peers.

Inauguration remarks by H.E. Mr. Hassan Mohammed, State Minister of Industry

The 2024 event was officially opened on 16 May by H.E. Mr. Hassan Mohammed, State Minister of Industry, who emphasized the event’s significance:

“Today marks the beginning of a new chapter that integrates agriculture, food processing, packaging and plastics, unlocking limitless possibilities for our people and our economy. By uniting stakeholders from around the world, agrofood & plastprintpack Ethiopia showcases our nation’s immense potential and fosters collaboration.”

Strong support from Ethiopian and international institutions

agrofood & plastprintpack Ethiopia enjoys robust backing from both Ethiopian and international organizations, including:

• Ethiopian government: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry, Ethiopian Food, Beverage, and Pharmaceutical Research and Development Center, and more.
• International support: AHK Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa, Embassies of Germany, France, India, Italy, Türkiye, GIZ, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and others.

For market insights and more details, visit agrofood-ethiopia.com and ppp-ethiopia.com.

For more information and:

www.agrofood-ethiopia.com

www.ppp-ethiopia.com

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About the organiser

fairtrade – Valuable business contacts

Founded in 1991, fairtrade has long been one of the leading organisers of professional international agrofood & plastprintpack trade fairs in Africa and the Middle East. Over the decades, more than 36,000 exhibitors and 1.5 million trade visitors have expressed their confidence in us. With our international trade shows, we take innovative ways to connect emerging markets with solution providers from across the globe.

Facilitating valuable business contacts between our exhibitors and trade visitors – that’s what we at fairtrade stand for.

fairtrade is managed by its founder Martin März and his son Paul, who joined the company in 2016, and builds on a highly motivated team of experienced and young professionals, many of them qualified in-house over three years in partnership with the German Cooperative State University to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration – Exhibition, Convention & Event Management or Media & Communication Management.

ISO 9001:2015 certified and a member of UFI The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, fairtrade strives for high customer satisfaction with excellent service and innovative products.

About Prana Events

Prana Events is the leading trade fair organiser, full-service event management firm, professional stand construction & event service company in Ethiopia. The company is striving to support the event industry in Ethiopia and neighboring countries with knowledge, technology and solutions besides putting Ethiopia on the global trade fair map. Staffed with young, hard-working and creative professionals that have high value and talent for their appointed position, the team is involved on all levels from conceptualisation to implementation.