In sub-Saharan Africa, companies which export fresh fruits and vegetables or processed products such as fruit juices, condiments, couscous-type cereals and spices …. .cruelly lack packaging solutions which meet the standards of markets in western countries.
These needs can be felt throughout the entire value chain: from consumables to packaging machines and product marking…. AAFEX – an association of exporters of food products from 16 African countries has decided to look for solutions within the framework of the support it provides to its 90 members and more broadly to small & medium-sized African companies of the sector. AAFEX requested PRO€INVEST and the AFD for the implementation of a complete program of identification of the needs and linkage with the offer.
This project, called Africa Food Pack, is made up of 4 main parts:
An analysis of the studies carried out by packaging experts from the ITC: an inventory of the packaging needs in 10 countries of sub-Saharan Africa; a report on the existing conditions,
Information and awareness sessions for the exporting operators of the agro-foodstuffs sector in 4 African countries,
A study feedback seminar at the SIAGRO 2010* tradeshow to be held in Dakar in March
North-South and South-South targeted B2B meetings between packaging users, packaging suppliers and investors at the SIAGRO 2010 tradeshow.
The countries concerned :
The countries of sub-Saharan Africa, such as: Benin, Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, the Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Uganda, Senegal, Togo, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria and Tanzania …
The product sectors concerned:
The product sectors:
cereals, tubers and by-products
grocery (condiments, spices, coffee, chocolate, tea, fats and oils, essential oils, ingredients, additives and various preparations)
Organizers 
