African Biotrade Festival

The 1st African Biotrade Festival took place on 14-16 September 2023. You can read the festival summary report here
Details about the next festival will be communicated in due course.

in collaboration with
Organic & Natural Products
Expo Africa 2023

The African Biotrade Festival is a collaboration with the Organic & Natural Products Expo Africa and will be one of Africa’s biggest gathering of the biodiversity ingredient and products sector

Hosts

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)

Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic)

Logistical and planning support

ABS-Compliant Biotrade in South(ern) Africa project (ABioSA)

BioInnovation Africa project (BIA)

Organic & Natural Products Expo Africa 2023

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Technical partners

Access and Benefit Sharing Capacity Development Initiative (ABS initiative)

BioProducts Advancement Network South Africa (BioPANZA)

Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)

Global Environment Facility - GEF-6 programme

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO)

Swiss-South African Intellectual Property Programme (SSAIP)

UNIDO Global Quality Standards Programme (GQSP)

Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT)

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

Sector organisations with dedicated pavilions

African Baobab Alliance

Buchu Association

Marula Chamber at the South African Essential Oils Producers’ Association (SAEOPA)

South African Honeybush Tea Association (SAHTA)

Want to partner with us?

Please email abf@giz.de to discuss opportunities to
partner with us or to participate in the festival.