Ouagadougou will host the 4th Food Packaging Exhibition from 16 to 19 October 2025 in Africa (Afood Pack). The event was announced by the organizing committee by Afood Pack during a press conference, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, in the capital.

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Arial; mso-fareast-language:en"> The Food Packaging Exhibition in Africa, called Afood Pack, will be held in a hybrid format (virtual and face-to-face). The event dedicated to the agri-food sector will revolve around the theme “Investment and financing of the ecological packaging industry in the AES states ”. It focuses on the importance of packaging in the value chain, by especially in Burkina Faso and West Africa.

According to Conference Press release, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, in the capital. According to the president of Afood Pack 2025 organizing committee, Sylvain Poda, “since its first edition in 2021, launched by ICE-T Investment Sarl, the forum grew marked, bringing together thousands of participants, experts, investors and innovators around the challenges of sustainable packaging”.

The Lounge of agri-food packaging in Africa, according to the chairman of the committee of organization, intends to create a framework for multisectoral collaboration between producers, food processors, financial institutions, investors and researchers. According to Sylvain Poda, “the sector AES agri-food is growing strongly, stimulating demand adapted and sustainable packaging. However, ecological initiatives do facing major obstacles: lack of financing, high costs of green technologies and financial arrangements still unsuited to reality local”.