Exhibitors and trade visitors, panelists and conference participants all agree: the 2025 edition of 10 years agrofood & plastprintpack Nigeria was a resounding success, many even say it was the best ever. WHERE To Print magazine reports in this SPECIAL FEATURE post-show ARTICLE culled from the official post-show press release:
With 2,354 buyers and industry professionals from Nigeria and across West & Central Africa in attendance, Nigeria agrofood & plastprintpack exhibition and conference took a very successful course drawing 115 exhibitors from 12 countries over the course of the three-day show from 25 – 27 March 2025 at Landmark Centre, Lagos.
Colocated with the 7th edition of West African Cold Chain Summit & Exhibition (WACCSE), the show witnessed 95% of the trade visitors coming from Nigeria and 6% from other countries. Their main reasons for attending was to get information about new products and innovations (48%) and to establish and expand business contacts (44%) consequently indicting the quality of business contacts at the show.
In celebration the 10-year Jubilee, orgnaisers – Fairtrade Messe introduced special topic on Banking & Finance to the conference session to enhance and enrich the event. Featuring prominent figures from the banking and finance sectors, the session explored economic trends, investment opportunities, financing solutions, access to finance, venture capital and crowdfunding tailored for businesses in the agrofood and plastprintpack industries.
Not only that, a dedicated space for financial institutions, investment firms, fintech companies and service providers was specially provided to showcase products and services specifically designed for the agrofood and plastprintpack sectors. There was also investment pitch competitions that offered startups and SMEs the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to potential investors and financiers, thereby promoting growth and sustainability within these industries.
The event ended on highnote with the announcement of 2026 dates planned for March 24 to 26 at the same Landmark Centre in Lagos, Nigeria
Check out www.agrofood-nigeria.com and www.ppp-nigeria.com for more information.
© Photos credit – Fairtrade Messe
