This week’s agricultural events include a course in marketing for agribusiness, goat farming courses, a livestock auction, a farming camp, and the Food For Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba 2025. To include your event on the Food For Mzansi calendar, please email info@foodformzansi.co.za.
Compliments for the new year, farming community!
As the year’s events kick off, we look at some of the agricultural activities that are set to take place in the coming weeks. For those interested in learning more, we start with a marketing for agribusiness course, as well as a goat farming course. This is followed by a livestock auction on Wednesday.
The week wraps up by saving the date for a farmers market camp, and don’t forget to save the date for the big and popular Food For Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba in April! Get your early bird tickets now!
Monday 13 January
Marketing for small agribusiness course
The course aims to help farmers who often neglect marketing their produce, hindering agricultural performance. Lack of connections to markets, organisation in groups, and infrastructure weakens their bargaining power. Rural areas suffer from underdeveloped agro-processing industries, weak infrastructure, poor financial services, inadequate transportation, weak institutions, lack of standardisation, quality control, and insufficient agricultural support policy.
When: 27 – 31 January
Where: Johannesburg
For more information, contact outreach@indepthresearch.org.
Tuesday 14 January
Goat farming course
Farmers interested in goat farming can learn about the goat industry, the challenges, and opportunities – especially in rural communities.
Where: Postmansburg, Northern Cape
When: 17 – 20 February
For more information contact Japie at 083 233 1901 or Anja at 082 374 8290.
Wednesday 15 January
Livestock auction
The Klipheuwel Livestock Auction will take place every Wednesday at 11:00 at the BKB Klipheuwel auction premises in the Western Cape.
For more information contact Wilhelm van Niekerk (BKB Marketer Malmesbury) at 083 284 7100.
Thursday 16 January
Farmers Market Camp
Nature Nation Camp – Farmers Market aims to find and help young and aspiring farmers in North West and to establish a network platform for farmers locally and at large.
The Youth Farmers Market Event aims to provide a market access or platform for young farmers to showcase their products, exchange knowledge about sustainable agricultural practices, and raise networking opportunities.
When: 25 – 27 April
Where: Boerdery farm Coligny, North West
For more information, contact Mmadipilo at 076 563 5128 or Henrey at 062 963 6300.
Friday 17 January
Food For Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba 2025
Save the date because the biggest Food For Mzansi event is coming back again in April and this time around it is bigger and better.
Big brands, bigger opportunities: The indaba is the go-to platform for brands to flex their support for the next generation of farmers. In 2024, we saw massive investments and partnerships come to life – 2025 is set to open even more doors for funding, collaborations, and real business growth.
When: 1 – 2 April 2025
Where: Pretoria
GET YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKET HERE!
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