agrofood Ethiopia 2023: Addis Ababa Expo

Facts about Ethiopia at a glance

Economic data

• One of the fastest growing economies in the world
• Largest economy in East and Central Africa
• 6 to 10% economic growth between 2004 and 2020
• Forecast of real GDP growth between 7.8 and 10.0% between 2019 and 2023 (EIU)

Population

• 115 million (2019), expected 200 million in 2050 (World Bank)
• 27th largest country in the world
• 2nd most populous nation in Africa and the 12th most populous country in the world
• Most populous landlocked country in the world
• Ethiopia is a multilingual nation

General opportunities

• Rain-fed agriculture (accounting for almost 50% of GDP) remains Ethiopia’s main source of employment and export earnings
• Ethiopia is one of the founding members of the UN, the Group of 24 (G-24), the Non-Aligned Movement, G-77 and the Organisation of African Unity, with Addis Ababa serving as the headquarters of the African Union, the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the UNECA, African Aviation Training HQ, the African Standby Force and much of global NGOs focused on Africa Commission for Africa) and of the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Opportunities in the agrofood industry

• Ethiopia is the origin of the coffee bean. With an annual production exceeding 380,000 t, the country is the largest coffee producer in Africa and the 5th largest in the world
• Ten sugar cane factories are at the planning stage. Once they start their production, Ethiopia should develop into one of the ten biggest exporters of sugar cane in the world

Why exhibit at agrofood Ethiopia 2023?

Ethiopia is East & Central Africa’s largest importer of food and beverage process and packaging technology

agro AgroTech Ethiopia

agro AgroTech Nigeria is organised by fairtrade in cooperation with DLG German Agricultural Society. The focus of the cooperation lies on agricultural technology, animal production, flori- and horticulture and hot-house technology. DLG are organizers of the world’s No. 1 trade shows Agritechnica and Eurotier.

food + bev tec Ethiopia

• With imports of 124 million euros in 2019, Ethiopia ranks far ahead of Kenya with 110 million euros.
• With an average annual growth rate of 9.9% between 2012 and 2019, Ethiopia is also one of Africa’s fastest growing importers of such technology.
• The immense population of currently 115 million, which according to the United Nations will rise to 200 million by 2050, requires strong sustainable growth

food + hospitality Ethiopia

Food trade with Ethiopia: a 4.088 billion US Doller business in 2017!