This week is jam-packed with fascinating events, and includes a webinar aimed at promoting smallholder farmers access to markets, the African Agri Council Indaba, the African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII) Food For Mzansi’s Gather To Grow session, the Agribusiness, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship Conference, and the N. Van Rensburg dispersal sale. To add your event on the calendar by emailing info@foodformzansi.com.
Dumelang Mzansi! We hit the ground running this week with an event hosted by Agricultural Research Council on Monday, followed by the African Agri Council- Indaba in Cape Town. On Wednesday Food For Mzansi hosts its Twitter Space on watermelon farming and on Thursday dairy farmers will be honored by the ARC at the ARC National Dairyman Hybrid Awards in Durbanville. We finish the week with BKB conducting an N. Van Rensburg dispersion sale in Virginia, Free State.
Monday, 14 November
Webinar promoting smallholders access to markets
The Agricultural Research Council (ARC), in collaboration with the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) and the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development (DALRRD), will be hosting a webinar to accelerate the adoption of the Smallholder Empowerment Promotion Programme (SHEP) concept as one of the pillars to strengthen smallholder market access.
The webinar’s goal is to provide a neutral platform for organisational leaders, academics, researchers, and stakeholders to engage in a focused discussion about the success and importance of SHEP and programs that promote farmers’ market access to increase their income generation.
Click here for more information.
Africa: Investment opportunities in agri
The African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII) is the global meeting place for agrifood investment in Africa.
The 3-day conference will bring together over 1100 key stakeholders from governments, banks, financiers, investors, project owners, project developers, commercial farmers and the agro and food processing industry – to discuss trends that will likely influence food and agribusiness economics over the next decade in Africa.
Click here for more information.
Tuesday, 15 November
Agri-investment Indaba in Mother City
Agri 4 Africa gladly invites you to the 2022 African Agri-investment Indaba in Cape Town.
Investing in the private sector to achieve food security will be the focus of this event. There will be global venture capitalists, banks, donors, DFIs, family offices, pension funds, agribusinesses, and policymakers in attendance.
The agrifood value chain offers a rising number of attractive investment opportunities as a result of compelling global trends.
Click here for more information.
Wednesday, 16 November
Watermelon farming on #GatherToGrow
Every Wednesday, Food For Mzansi holds a Gather To Grow session in the Twitter Spaces. You don’t want to miss this important event, where agriculture leaders in the field share top tips and advice on how to succeed in this highly competitive industry. This week it’s all about watermelon farming.
Follow @foodformzansi and tune in on Wednesdays at 18:00.
Thursday, 17 November
Dairyman Awards Ceremony
The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) is pleased to carry on its long-standing practice of awarding commercial and smallholder dairy farmers for exceptional achievements. On Thursday, 17 November at 12:30 local time, Groot Phesantekraal, in Durbanville in the Western Cape will play host to this year’s ARC Master Dairyman Awards ceremony.
RSVP to claudine@agriexpo.co.za
Friday, 18 November
N. Van Rensburg dispersal sale
BKB organises the dispersal sale of N. Van Rensburg at the Glen Ross property in Virginia, Free State.
Property 18 of the farm Glen Ross and property; section 14 of the farm Glen Ross are available for purchase.
The farms consist of a total of eight camps, with lucerne (15 ha), erasgrostis (10 ha), irrigated land (80 ha; drag-line irrigation system), with the rest being natural pastures. The three-bedroom home includes a bathroom, living room, and kitchen. Water from Allemanskraal Dam (enrollment 7200m³ per hectare). Reservoir dam equipped with a pump (130,000l per hour).
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