This week begins with a training session by Kaap-Agri, followed by a livestock, furniture, and equipment auction in KZN. Food For Mzansi hosts #Gather To Grow sessions on Twitter every Wednesday. On Thursday, there is a Nedbank Vinpro Information Day at CTICC, followed by a webinar on managing common landscape insect pests. To include your event in the calendar, please send an email to info@foodformzansi.co.za
Happy New Year Mzansi! 2023 holds infinite possibilities and opportunities, starting with a training facilitated by Kaap-Agri. This is followed by a livestock, furniture, and equipment auction in KwaZulu-Natal hosted by the department of agriculture and rural development. Gather To Grow will occur as usual on Wednesday via Food for Mzansi-hosted Twitter spaces. Nedbank Vinpro will host an information day at CTICC on Thursday. Clemson University presents a webinar on Managing Common Landscape Insect Pests to conclude the week.
Monday, 16 January
Kaap-Agri training in Western Cape
Kaap Agri is pleased to announce that they have fully financed farmer training for people interested in gaining agricultural sector knowledge. The NQF 2 learnership programme in mixed agricultural systems, the NQF 3 learnership programme in animal production, and the NQF 3 learnership programme in plant production are the three available programmes. Students will not receive stipends, but all training expenses will be met by Kaap Agri.
Click here for more information.
Tuesday, 17 January
Livestock, furniture and equipment auction in KZN
Auctions of animals, furniture, and equipment will be held in the Kokstad research station, which will be hosted by the department of agriculture and rural development in KwaZulu Natal. The sale will take place on January 17 and 18, 2023, and will include both cattle and sheep.
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Wednesday, 18 January
#GatherToGrow:
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.
Follow us @foodformzansi on Twitter to participate.
Thursday, 19 January
Nedbank Vinpro Information Day
As we begin the year 2023, wineries and other stakeholders in South Africa will convene to discuss the condition of the industry and acquire the knowledge and resources they need to strengthen their own businesses and the wine industry as a whole through collaboration. There will be an hour between the two sessions, and each session will last for 120 minutes.
Sessions on “from farm to consumer,” “the bigger picture,” “collaborate for successes,” and a variety of other fascinating subjects will be presented.
Click here for more information.
Friday, 20 January
Managing common landscape insects pests webinar
Due to professionals in this sector facing the challenges in managing the landscape insects pests; The Clemson university will be hosting a webinar on managing common landscape insects pests. This webinar will be going through some common plant diseases and their management in ornamentals.
Click here for more information.
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