AgroPro Africa 2028 launches alongside Propak Africa to transform the continent’s processing, packaging landscape

SOUTH AFRICA – AgroPro Africa 2028 has been launched as a dedicated trade platform for Africa’s food, beverage, and pulp and paper processing industries, co-located with Propak Africa at Johannesburg’s Nasrec Expo Centre.

The event promises live product demonstrations, seminar workshops, and unparalleled networking opportunities designed to connect packaging professionals with the continent’s fastest-growing manufacturing sectors.

The new show arrives as African manufacturers face rising demand for advanced processing technology and sustainable production solutions.

Joshua Low, commercial director Africa at Montgomery Group Africa, explained that AgroPro Africa brings together the full value chain encompassing raw materials, primary and secondary processing, packaging and labelling, logistics, waste management, and sustainability.

He added that exhibitors can connect with key players in one of South Africa’s fastest-growing industries, while visitors gain exclusive access to cutting-edge agro-processing technologies.

What Attendees Can Expect

Attendees will benefit from seminar workshops covering the latest market trends, processing innovations, and sustainability strategies.

Live product demonstrations and launches will showcase new technologies in action, allowing visitors to assess performance firsthand. Industry leaders will engage with participants through dedicated networking sessions designed to build connections across the agro-processing and packaging sectors.

Value for Packaging Professionals

For packaging professionals, the co-location with Propak Africa, Africa’s largest packaging, plastics, printing and labelling show with over 40 years of success, creates a comprehensive industry ecosystem.

Packaging suppliers can identify emerging opportunities in food and beverage processing, pulp and paper production, and sustainable materials.

The event will feature exhibitors from packaging machinery, labelling solutions, and recycling technologies, offering direct access to buyers and specifiers across the value chain.

Strategic Influence on the Packaging Industry

The launch positions packaging at the centre of Africa’s industrial transformation.

Food producers, supermarkets, hospitality buyers, paper converters, and sustainability-driven industries will converge, creating demand for innovative packaging solutions that balance protection, cost, and environmental responsibility.

As Africa shifts toward circular economies, the pulp and paper sector, a key supplier of renewable packaging alternatives, will be prominently featured.

The Bigger Picture

Together, AgroPro Africa and Propak Africa aim to advance industrial capacity, facilitate business growth, and support innovation across the continent’s processing and packaging value chains.

packaging stakeholders, the event represents a critical opportunity to align with Africa’s fastest-growing manufacturing sectors and capture emerging demand for sustainable, fit-for-purpose packaging solutions.

The shows will take place from 7–10 March 2028 at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg.

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