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The 6th edition of AGRIKEXPO & NABG Conferences (West African exhibition of Agricultural Products & The 6th edition of AGRIKEXPO & NABG Conferences (Prime b2b West African exhibition of Agricultural Products &Services) was yet another outstanding agribusiness event that got Exhibitors, &Visitors talking over the 3 day event of prime networking. The event provided an excellent platform for productive interactions among agribusiness corporate organizations, Top Government Officials, Farmers, Trade Diplomats, Media and general public. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and major investor in Agribusiness in declaring the event open commended the organizers for a job well done and regarded the event as highly commendable and one that provided great opportunity for foreign companies to locate credible partners and further business development benefits. The event was witnessed by prime import merchants, Farmers, Research professionals, trade diplomats, government officials, farm managers, distributors, agents, channel distributors, high net worth entrepreneurs, and general public.

Hon. Minister of Trade and Investment, Okey Enelamah

VENUE: International Conference Centre, Abuja. Africa’s Largest B-2-B Expo & Conference For Agrbusiness Networking

AGRIKEXPO & NABG CONFERENCES, 2017

DATE: September 25 - 27, 2017

POST SHOW REPORTFOCUS: MACHINERY, AGROCHEMICALS, SEEDS, POULTRY, PACKAGING

AGRIKEXPO CONFERENCES

The conferences saw a surge in the number of attendees over the 3 day period with crucial topics and discussions on harnessing potentials for agribusiness development in Nigeria. In attendance and participation at the Expo were several dignitaries which included Her excellency Mrs OSINBAJO , wife of Vice President Federal Republic of Nigeria Professor Osinbajo , Hon Minister of Trade &Investments Dr Okey Enelamah , Hon Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development , Chief Audu Ogbeh ,Alhaji Sani Dangote President of NABG , Dr Aliyu Abdulhameed., CEO/Managing Director NIRSAL , Mr EMMANUEL Ijewere , Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa ,Indonesian Ambassador, Nigeria , Danish Ambassador, Filippo Amato of the EU Delegation, Deputy High Commissioner Indian High commission , amongst others.

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In all it attracted 13,985 visitors and 90 exhibitors from 10 countries over the 3 day period, who showcased various products and services to a professional audience of stakeholders like never before. The success of the event is largely because Agriculture and agribusiness development is prevalent in the north central and northern region where agricultural practice is more owing to ample land and nearness to decision makers in Government. Another event the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme for Agribusiness Advancement (YESAA) added colour to the event by brining young people who are the agribusiness leaders of tomorrow for networking and skill acquisition drills. There is a need to attract young people to agribusiness owing to the need to bridge the gap between the young people and the aging population of farmers. YESAA was facilitated by IITA and other resource providers from the export organization and NABG. Participants benefited from prices and awards. Participants were exposed to the enormous opportunities in the agricultural value chain and benefits of investing in the sector. The AGRIKEXPO and NABG conferences ran concurrently with Afgean Conferences, and a Mini Poultry Summit, ,Workshop on Aquaculture and Fishery, Exports Clinic and Seminar. These events altogether provided cause for a rich turn out of stakeholders from the value chain. Like never before over the last 5 editions, there were many more visitors from the other West African countries which made it a greater opportunity for business expansions in the region. Testimonies and data show that several new deals were made and attendees were happy with participation. Indeed over 50% of exhibitors have confirmed participation again in 2018, as opportunity for agribusiness in Nigeria continues to evolve. Indeed AGRIKEXPO has evolved to become a great platform for Agribusiness networking in Nigeria.

Africa’s Largest B-2-B Expo & Conference For Agrbusiness Networking


AGRIKEXPO CONFERENCES

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EXHIBITORS

Participation of foreign exhibitors

has increased steadily from 2015

to 2017. This was as a result of

increased confidence in the

exhibition due to consistent

positive results achieved by

participants in previous exhibition

editions. We are confident that

more foreign exhibitors will

participate in 2018 as we are

partnering more with them and

in addition to that, we have

started getting lots of positive

feedbacks from foreign

exhibitors who participated in

the just concluded 2017 edition,

promising to be back in

subsequent editions and letting

us know they are spreading the

word about AGRIKEXPO.

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There was a slight drop in

exhibitor growth in 2017, a drop

of 6% which reflected the

economic climate in the

country. Nigeria was just coming

out of recession that had

drained its resources and at the

time of the expo, growth rate

was still slow. This strained

companies and made some

companies which earlier

promised to attend incapable of

attending due to tight

economic conditions. We are

optimistic that going by the

economic fundamentals, there

is a strong positive outlook for the

country which will make

exhibitor participation in 2018

take a dramatic turn. We are

positive that the political and

economic efforts will yield

positive results and more

exhibitors will come in in 2018 vis-

à-vis 2017.

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VISITORS

AGRIKEXPO witnessed overall

visitor growth of 21% between 2016

and 2017. Visitors expressed

satisfaction that the 3-day event

was worth the time invested. They

were happy that the free event

offered them a life changing

opportunity and exposure into the

world of agribusiness. They said all

the information required of them

to take off was found at a single

location. And those who were

already in the industry found

answers to lingering questions and

used the opportunity to network

and expand their horizons. With

these positive feedbacks, we are

very positive that the next edition

will have more visitors in

attendance.

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Foreign visitors’ participation in

AGRIKEXPO has steadily

increased over the years. As

visitors realize the value adding

benefits of the events, they

come back and bring others with

them as they do. The 2017

AGRIKEXPO edition was not an

exception, it witnessed both

local and foreign visitors. Foreign

visitors have come from other

African countries, Europe,

America and Asia. Visitors came

from Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast,

Benin Republic and Kenya. Their

participation shows the

increasing importance and

coverage of AGRIKEXPO. 2018

will witness more influx of visitors

from foreign countries as

information spreads about the

value adding effect of being in

attendance.

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75%

10%

9%6%

2017- EXHIBITOR BY CONTINENT

AFRICA EUROPE ASIA AMERICAS

36%

14%18%

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2017- EXHIBITOR BY TRADE SECTOR

AGRI-CHEM MACHINERY LIVESTOCK SEEDS&CROPS AGRI-SERVICES



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80%

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2017- VISITOR TRAFFIC BY CONTINENT

AFRICA EUROPE AMERICAS ASIA

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African Farming

Afri Fruits Limited

Afgean

Agrinauta

Altay Holger

Alzico Limited

Alvan Branch

AMSAJ

Animal Care Consult

Auto Alternative

Bespoke

Best Food Nig.

Buhler Nig.

Charles De Great Nig.

Dangote Salt

DIT (British Commission)

Dizengof

EAF Equipment

FAB Juice

Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIRRO)

Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)

Flour Mills

Griffin & Stettler Limited

Global Vet Care

Goshen Greenland

Greenland

Global Sterling

Henan Doing Mechanical

HMD Africa

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Indorama

Jubah Agrotech

Leadway Assurance Plc

Lameks

Leventis Foundation

Mid Century

18%

38%8%

23%

5%4% 4%

VISITOR TRAFFIC BY PROFILE

GENERAL PUBLIC FARM MANAGERS/ OWNERS

RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS DISTRIBUTORS/AGENTS/ IMPORT BUYERS

MEDIA GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

TRADE DIPLOMATS



EXHIBITORS

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EXHIBITORS (CONT’D)

Multichem

Masalaha Seed

Netherlands Embassy

Nutivitas/ Biomin

Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG)

Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC)

Nigeria Belgium Chamber of Commerce

Presco Plc

Petrocktech Oven

Qingado Happy Poultry

Sofee

Spectra Holding

Sehia Foods

Sweetco Company

Simba Group

Shijiazhuang Hongdefa

Sona Group/ Food Agro Allied

Terratiga Ltd

Tosam Integrated

Tito Yoghurt

Tata Africa

United Poultry

Wacot

Wamco

Xinxiang Hexie Feed

Xixian Hexie Animal Pharmaceutical

MEDIA

AGRIKEXPO was covered extensively by local and national media. It was featured in Newspapers like The

Guardian, Punch, Thisday, Businessday, African Farming, Afrimech, Daily Trust, Leadership, online media,

Wazobia Fm, Cool Fm, Ghana Fm, Joy Fm



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TESTIMONIALS

It was good to promote and meet directly with end users, channel distributors and bulk

buyers. Putting the brand in the face of over 5000 farmers and visitors was a definitely a

plus. We would attend the event in 2018.

Dr. Balbir Singh

INDORAMA FERTILIZER

There is no way to describe how we felt about the show compared to what we thought before visiting Nigeria. Many important dignitaries and buyers visited our stand and we are happy for participation. There will definitely be many more Chinese companies in the 2018 edition.

Waston XINXIANG HEXIE ANIMAL PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD

We have been at this show for three consecutive years and see clearly a rising profile for both visitors and exhibitors. We will be at the event in 2018.

Barry Moss ALVAN BLANCH

Agrikexpo was a great show and we met quite a number of useful contacts. I commend the effort of the organizers in bringing together a professional array of trade visitors.

Jose Roman AGRINAUTA- JAR AGRO AGRIBUSINESS, S.L

Over 25 visitors came from Ghana and Cameroun to our stand and we are impressed that visitors came from far and near. We keep our fingers crossed and hope the leads obtained will lead to actual transactions. We are happy with the ambiance and visitor quality.

Halis Yavuz

LAMEKS TURKEY

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FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRADE & INVESTMENTS

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES

POULTRY ASSOCIATION OF GHANA, NAFDAC, SON, NIPC, NEPC, NABG. IITA, SOFEE, CVL. NABG,

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