NACCIMA, Agrofood Nigeria Seal Partnership to Boost Agro-Allied Growth
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (NACCIMA) has entered into a strategic partnership with Agrofood Nigeria 2026, West Africa’s premier international trade fair for the agro-allied, food, beverage, and packaging industries.
The collaboration, announced on Monday, positions NACCIMA as an Institutional Partner and underscores its role in advancing Nigeria’s trade, industrial, and agricultural development. It will provide local businesses with broader access to global markets, emerging technologies, and opportunities to showcase innovation across the agrofood and packaging value chains.
Speaking on the development, NACCIMA director-general, Mr. Olusola Obadimu, said the alliance would empower Nigerian enterprises to strengthen their role in global trade. “This partnership provides our members with a unique opportunity to connect with global markets, embrace innovation, and play a central role in transforming Nigeria’s agrofood and allied industries. It reaffirms NACCIMA’s commitment to driving commerce, industry, and sustainable enterprise development,” he said.
Similarly, the managing director of Fairtrade Messe, organisers of AgroFood Nigeria, Mr. Paul Maerz, described the partnership as a milestone for the event. “Their involvement reinforces AgroFood Nigeria’s role as a catalyst for business growth and industrial advancement. Together, we are creating a platform that fosters investment, trade, innovation, and sustainable progress within Nigeria’s food and packaging industries,” he stated.
Agrofood Nigeria 2026, scheduled for March 24–26 in Lagos, will convene manufacturers, suppliers, policymakers, investors, and innovators from more than 16 countries. The platform aims to drive dialogue and forge partnerships to tackle sector challenges and unlock opportunities.
Nigeria remains one of Africa’s fastest-growing investors in food and packaging technology, with steady annual growth of 4.2 per cent between 2016 and 2023, according to VDMA data. The country imported €304 million worth of food and packaging technology in 2023, ranking second in Africa after South Africa, while also placing fourth on the continent in packaging technology investment with €139 million imports the same year.
With the national food market projected to hit $233.53 billion in 2025, growing at 10.76 per cent annually through 2030 (Statista), and a population expected to rise from 235 million in 2025 to 411 million by 2050, experts say sustainable investment in production, processing, and packaging is critical to securing food supply for the future.
