This week’s events include food safety and goat farming training sessions, a Gather To Grow Twitter session, a webinar on youth funding, a cannabis expo, and a pomegranate festival. To include your event in the calendar, please email info@foodformzansi.co.za.
This week’s events are all about industry developments and improving your farm knowledge. Monday starts with a food safety training session hosted by Krystal Consulting.
On Tuesday, Ubali Farm invites you to the Ubali Pomegranate Festival, then on Wednesday, farmers Gather To Grow with Food For Mzansi to discuss the cannabis master plan.
Thursday takes us to a youth funding webinar targeted at youth SMMEs. On Friday the Cannabis Expo kicks off, and Qhakaza Goats Farmers Association hosts their goat farming training in Gauteng.
Check out the events below for more information.
Monday, 20 March
Food safety training
Krystal Consulting, a food safety and quality management systems business, is hosting a special workshop on food safety.
If you need help with food safety on your farm, use this special offer virtual session on Monday, 20 March.
Click here for more information or email info@krystalconsulting.com or call 0670206559
Tuesday, 21 March
Pomegranate festival kicks off
In the mood for some juicy, sweet pomegranates? Make a turn at the Ubali Pomegranate Festival currently underway. Hosted on the Ubali Farm in Pretoria, visitors are invited to experience the festival of pomegranates and relax in the gardens with food and drinks for sale. Explore the array of pomegranate products available.
Wednesday, 22 March
Gather To Grow Twitter session by Food For Mzansi
Set your reminder and join this week’s #GatherToGrow on Twitter Spaces.
Are you an aspirant farmer looking for more information on how to get into the agricultural sector? Do you have a smartphone and a Twitter account? Join us every Wednesday at 18:00 for Food For Mzansi’s #GatherToGrow. This week’s session is all about the cannabis master plan.
Thursday, 23 March
Youth funding webinar
The department of small business development is hosting a Youth Challenged Fund Webinar. The webinar hosted on Thursday, 23 March is targeted at youth SMMEs who are in the green economy, technology, and innovation industry.
Hosted in collaboration with the Small Enterprise Finance Agency and the Small Enterprise Development Agency, interested individuals are encouraged to RSVP by Wednesday, 22 March to businessboost@sefa.org.za.
Friday 24 March
Cannabis Expo kicks off in the Mother City
The Cannabis Expo is back and will be staged from Friday, the 24th to Sunday, the 26th of March at GrandWest.
The cannabis industry is exploding, and the Cannabis Expo provides the perfect platform for international and local medical health professionals, agricultural providers, and lifestyle brands to engage with industry experts and the public around this versatile plant.
Click here for more information.
Need training on goat farming?
Qhakaza Goats Farmers Association is hosting a two-day training programme from Friday, 24 to Saturday, 25 March in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng. The training sessions will cover goats for markets, farming training, breeding, and markets.
The sessions include study material and much more. Admission is R1 650 per farmer.
Qhakaza Goats Farmers Association is focused on creating opportunities for goat farmers to reach markets and enlarge goat farming industries.
For more information contact the association on 073 046 0494.
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