5th All Africa Post Harvest Congress Exhibition

16th - 19th September 2025

The African Union Commission Headquarters (AUC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Saturday, December 21, 2024
5th All Africa Post Harvest Congress Exhibition | 16th and 19th Sept 2025
Africa Post Harvest Congress Exhibition

Awareness Creation

Learn best practices, current field trends, latest research findings, and practices.

Build Partnership

Win new partnership for research, outreach and investment initiatives towards food waste reduction.

Brand Visibility

5th AAPHCE provides the perfect opportunity to showcase the strength of your brand organizations & stakeholders that matter most.

Welcome Message From All Africa PostHarvest Congress and Exhibition

We are happy to announce the 5th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (5th AAPHCE). Save-the-Date for this important Pan-African event that is scheduled for 16th to 19nd September 2025. The 5th AAPHCE will be an in-person (physical) congress hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC) at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The congress is being organized by the AUC in collaboration with various partners, including development partners, private sector actors, academic/research institutions, and civil society.

5th AAPHCE, highlighting sustainable postharvest management and food security, reflecting African Union collaboration to boost intra-African trade.

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Meet AAPHCE Planning Committees

Discover the people behind AAPHCE as you meet the Planning Committees, whose expertise and dedication are shaping sustainable postharvest solutions, fostering collaboration, and promoting food and nutrition security in Africa.

Jane Ambuko

Technical Committee jane.ambuko@uonbi.ac.ke

Komla Bissi

Resource Mobilization Committee bissik@africa-union.org

Olaniyi Fawole

Technical Committee olaniyif@uj.ac.za

Samrawit Takele

Communication & Logistics Committee postharvest@aaphce.com

Exhibit At 5TH AAPHCE

The 5th AAPHCE is an unmissable platform for exhibitors to showcase their latest innovative technologies, practices, and tools for postharvest food loss/waste reduction. The four-day congress is scheduled from 16th to 19nd September 2025 at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The exhibition will be open during the entire 4 days in Parallel to the congress. An interactive session slot will be given to exhibitors to present their demonstration to the attendees.

The exhibition must be aligned with the congress theme for ‘Sustainable Postharvest Management: Boosting Intra-African Agricultural Trade and Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security.‘



Over 400+ academia ,policy makers and Development partners will attend the 5th AAPHCE from 40+ Different Countries.

Why Attend the 4th AAPHCE ?

Networking

Access 400+ farmers extension agents, traders, researchers, academia, students, innovators, policymakers, development partners, government departments,

Brand Visibility

5th AAPHCE provides the perfect opportunity to showcase the strength of your brand to the companies, organizations & stakeholders that matter most.

Build Partnership

Build, strength and win new partnership for research, outreach and investment initiatives towards food loss and waste reduction.

Awareness

Learn best practices, current field trends, latest research findings, technologies and practices.

AAPHCE SERIES

QUICK FACTS

5th
Congress

45+
Countries

100+
Organization

1,300+
Participants

Call For Abstract And Papers

The congress will have a Four-day program where research and policy papers will be presented in joint sessions. The interactive sessions will feature lead papers from sector leaders, research papers, panel discussions and open plenary discussions. There will be dedicated interactive sessions for poster presentations where presenters will be allocated time to share their findings with participants.

H.E. Ambassador Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, African Union Commission


Dr DAMIAN ONYEMA IHEDIOHA, AfDB

Mr. Ralf van de Beek, Director for International Agribusiness and Food Security, Netherlands


H.E Wamkele Mene, AfCFTA Secretary General


Madam Kouame Lydie Deputy Director and Programme, World Food Program (WFP)


Ms. Katherine Meighan, Associate Vice president and General Counsel - IFAD


Dr Abebe Haile Gabriel, Assistant Director General, FAO Regional Office for Africa


Wanjira Mathai, the Vice President and Regional Director for Africa at WRI (World Resources Institute).

Mr. Heiko Feuring, Bulher Group

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5th AAPHCE Sponsors

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Communication and Logistics Committee

Name: Samrawit Takele
E-mail: postharvest@aaphce.com

Technical Committee

Name: Jane Ambuko
E-mail: jane.ambuko@uonbi.ac.ke

Name: Olaniyi Fawole
E-mail: olaniyif@uj.ac.za

Resource Mobilization Committee

Name: Komla Bissi
E-mail: bissik@africa-union.org

Registration For The 5th AAPHCE Is Coming Soon

About AAPHCE

The All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE) was conceptualized as a pan-African platform where diverse stakeholders in the agri-food sector convene to share information and experiences and build partnerships that are required for sustainable postharvest management and FLW reduction in the African context.

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