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This week’s agriculture events: 12 to 16 December 2022

by Vateka Halile
12th December 2022
Afgri will host a webinar on mixed farming on Monday. All this and more to look out for in this week's agricultural calendar. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Afgri will host a webinar on mixed farming on Monday. All this and more to look out for in this week's agricultural calendar. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

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This week, we start off with a course on mixed farming and then move on to new ideas for food safety in traditional markets. Food For Mzansi hosts a “Gather To grow” session every Wednesday on Twitter spaces. On Thursday we look forward to a webinar on “Resilient agri-innovation for nature”, and the week wraps up with The Plett Wine Festival 2022. To include your event in the calendar, please send an email to info@foodformzansi.com


Mzansi, this week week begins with Afgri’s mixed farming training, followed by the EatSafe innovations webinar on food safety innovations for traditional markets. A weekly Gather To Grow session is held on Twitter Spaces, hosted by Food For Mzansi.

Next up is a webinar on “Resilient agricultural innovation for nature”, hosted by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), and the week will come to a close with Sky Villa Boutique Hotel’s Plett Wine Festival.

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Monday, 12 December

Mixed farming training

Afgri is introducing a year-long mixed agricultural course that will begin in early 2023. Plant production, animal production, agricultural processes, and other farming fundamentals will be covered in this course. Additionally, they will be well-positioned to advance to higher levels of management and technical production methods, as specified by qualifications at the next level.

Click here for more information.

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Tuesday, 13 December

Food safety innovations for traditional markets

EatSafe innovation in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) feels the need to address the issue of unsafe foods for human consumption in a webinar format to highlight the significance of innovative solutions in food safety, and their applicability to low- and middle-income countries, particularly in traditional markets and along the food value chain. The objective is to improve food safety for customers in traditional markets, where the vast majority of consumers in LMIC obtain nutritious foods.

Click here for more information.

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Wednesday, 14 December

#Gather To Grow: Drone technology

Every Wednesday, Food for Mzansi hosts a Gather to Grow session in the Twitter Spaces. You won’t want to miss this crucial event, where agriculture industry experts will discuss the most efficient methods for conducting various farming production. This week’s session covers drone technology and what farmers should know and understand.

Follow us @foodformzansi to participate.  

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Thursday, 15 December

Resilient agri-innovation for nature

Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) invites you to their webinar with Shockwave Foundation on the resilient agriculture innovations for nature (Rain) challenge.

This webinar will answer any questions potential applicants might have and provide an in-depth look at what nature-positive agriculture is, and why it is critical to transforming agricultural systems.

Click here for information.

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Friday, 16 December

Plett Wine & Adventure Festival 2022

Sky Villa Boutique Hotel is delighted to host the inaugural Plett Wine & Adventure Festival on behalf of Raw Africa Boutique Collection. What better way to launch the high season than with wine, music, cuisine, and entertainment? Local restaurants and other food/drink related local businesses will be a part of the festival, together with a limited number of top wine estates exhibiting the best of South Africa’s wines from well-known brands, and ensuring that festival-goers enjoy a sophisticated wine experience.

Click here for more information.

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Vateka Halile

Vateka Halile grew up in rural areas of Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape. She was raised in a traditional family setting and found writing to be a source of comfort and escape. Vateka participated in an online citizen journalism course through Food For Mzansi, and her passion for health and medicine-related stories was born. Her dedication to community work and love for social justice and solidarity spaces is evident in her quality time with the community when she isn't working.

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