This week’s agri events include a Nelson Mandela Day commemoration celebration with minister Thoko Didiza, an online session on the legalities of marketing food, AgriSETA Roadshow in Stellenbosch, Gather To Grow twitter session, cannabis expo in Durban, and a Red Brangus cattle auction. Add your event to the calendar by emailing to info@foodformzansi.com.
It’s Nelson Mandela Week here in Mzansi! To kick off the week on the right note, farmers along with the national minister of agriculture will be giving back by serving locals in the Qunu Village, Eastern Cape on Monday.
Tuesday there is an online event to help you understand the legal and regulatory aspects of marketing foods, while Wednesday offers an AgriSeta stakeholder engagement event in Stellenbosch and twitter session with farmers on how to navigate load shedding.
Cannabis lovers in Durban, get ready because the Cannabis Expo 2022 is coming to you on Thursday. Friday takes us to a livestock auction with an impressive catalogue of red Brangus cattle on sale.
Monday, 18 July
Minister and farmers give their 67 minutes
The minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza will lead activities that mark the commemoration of the Nelson Mandela International Day, at Qunu Village, in Mthatha. The event will be hosted at the Qunu Great Place and starts at 10:00.
Under the theme, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”, the minister will lead the commemoration of 67 minutes with the NARYSEC Youth. The youth will be giving back to their communities by fixing and erecting a fence at Madiba Farm and installing a new roof for the cattle shed in Qunu.
Furthermore, the minister will hand over much-needed food supplies and learning material to destitute households, to bring much-needed relief to the community.
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Tuesday, 19 July
Legalities of marketing food
Do you need help understanding the legal and regulatory aspects of marketing foods? Then join the Good Food learning event hosted in partnership with HarvestPlus.
HarvestPlus team members Jenny Walton and Benjamin Uchitelle-pierce will present the innovation of bio-fortification, explain legal and regulatory aspects of marketing foods, and share inspiring stories of businesses who are growing because of bio-fortification. They will focus on opportunities in Nigeria, Kenya and India, but the content will be relevant to any business wanting to join the global fight to end malnutrition!
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Wednesday, 20 July
The AgriSETA Roadshow hits Stellenbosch
Western Cape farmers, the 2022 AgriSETA Roasdshow is coming to you next in Stellenbosch. The roadshow kicked off last week in Potchefstroom, North West, with stakeholders from all corners of the agriculture sector in attendance.
The roadshow is seen as a critical element in ensuring the success and prosperity of the sector and you are invited
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#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 then, every Wednesday at 18:00 for Food For Mzansi #GatherToGrow.
Follow us at @FoodforMzansi to participate.
Thursday, 21 July
Cannabis lands in Durban
Get ready Durban, the Cannabis Expo 2022 is coming to you next. Go and browse and enjoy the latest in cannabis-infused and cannabis-inspired culinary delights at the food Market.
The cannabis expo is the global marketplace for education and innovative products and businesses serving the cannabis industry and its medicinal, agricultural, financial and lifestyle aspects. The expo hall at the cannabis expo features over 150 exhibitors representing the full spectrum of the cannabis industry.
When it comes to entertainment, there will plenty to keep everyone entertained. The expo includes a convention stage, the private cannabis lounge, the freedom festival, the shroom expo, the cannabis food market, and several more fascinating activities.
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Friday, 22 July
Get your hands on Brangus cattle
Get your hands on red Brangus cattle bred by Greendale Brangus in KwaZulu-Natal. The livestock auction hosted at the Mount Alice Farm in Winterton will have a total of 144 Brangus bulls and 120 Brangus females available for purchase.
All of these animals were bred and nurtured in the Heartwater, Redwater, and Gallsickness veld.
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