Organisers set date for Nigerian Agrofood, Plastprintpack Conference

Still basking in the euphoria of successes recorded during past editions, the 8th edition of the Nigerian Agrofood & Plastprintpack has been scheduled to hold from March 28 to 30, 2023, at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Organised by the German trade show specialists – Fairtrade, the event will attract global technology leaders from 11 countries – Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Nigeria, Taiwan, Turkey, Tunisia and Spain.

According to the organisers, the conference will showcase adapted technologies and solutions for the Nigerian and West African market in the fields of agriculture, food and beverage processing, ingredients, plastics, printing and packaging.

One of the highlights at this edition is the fact that 21 German exhibitors will be present. The German Pavilion is represented by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and supported by the German Trade Fair Association (AUMA) and the German Engineering Federation (VDMA).

As with the previous events, a three-day Packaging Masterclass will take place parallel to the exhibition. It is organised by the African Packaging Organisation (APO), a member of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).

The target is to teach how companies can leverage food processing and packaging for retail trade through an Executive Certificate Course in Packaging Materials and Food Packaging Technology.

President of APO, Ahmed Alex Omah, expressed excitement at partnering delight to partner with fairtrade to deepen participants’ knowledge in packaging materials and food packaging technology.

He said during the three-day programme, experts will lead discussions on topics such as sustainable packaging innovations, the need for standardised production and processing methods, access to finance and much more.

The organisers say a top level three-day conference will yet again run alongside the exhibition. Key topics will cover beverage production and ingredients, supply chain evaluation, finance and others. Also, C-level speakers representing market-leading companies and institutions such as Diageo, First City Monument Bank, Access Bank, Sterling Bank, Bühler Group, Psaltry International, Simply Green, JR Africa, Niji Group, Conversations Africa, Farm Republic, will deliver educational and entertaining sessions of the highest quality, promising immediate benefits for the audience in their day-to-day business.