This week is jam-packed with fascinating events, including a transformation food system webinar, the Farmer’s Inside Track Summit, a Gather To Grow session, a series of webinars on antimicrobial resistance in the environment, and a wine tasting and opening centre at the garden café in Franschhoek. To include your event in the calendar, please send an email to info@foodformzansi.com.
Dumelang Mzansi, we are bringing you thrilling events. Transforming the Food System, presented by Agra and Global Development Hub, kicks off our events week, followed by Food For Mzansi’s first ever Farmer’s Inside Track Summit.
Join Food For Mzansi again on Wednesday for its weekly Gather To Grow session on Twitter Spaces. On Thursday you can look forward to a webinar series presented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and we conclude the week with a silent disco and wine launch at the Garden Café in Franschhoek by Black Elephant Vintners and Co.
Monday, 28 November
Transforming food systems
To highlight the role for science and technology in driving innovation and informing evidence-based food systems interventions, Agra [Sustainable growing Africa’s food system] and Global development hub are hosting a virtual event to discuss the food systems change agenda for government, the private sector, and policymakers.
Click here for more information.
Tuesday, 29 November
Farmer’s Inside Track Summit
For two days, Food For Mzansi will host its first ever summit aimed at providing farmers with information, tools, and networking opportunities. We are pleased to announce that the Graham & Rhona Beck Skills Centre in Robertson, Western Cape, will house this year’s summit. Business management and a variety of other masterclasses will be available to summit attendees as well.
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Wednesday, 30 November
#Gather To Grow: Deciduous fruit: Agro-processing opportunities
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 cover crops 101: types, uses, and benefits! Follow us @foodformzansi to participate.
Thursday, 1 December
Antimicrobial resistance in the environment webinar
Farming and human health intersect at this webinar brought to you by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The Webinar “Understanding the basics of environmental Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) for national action” is part of the “Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment Webinar Series” produced by the Quadripartite of FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH, to address health threats at the human-animal-plant-environment interface and to promote health and sustainable development.
Click here for more information.
Friday, 2 December
Wine tasting in Franschhoek
This event party is hosted on by Black Elephant Vintners & Co. There will be a silent disco and wine party to celebrate the opening of the tasting facility at the garden café in Franschhoek.
The event will feature wine tastings from a variety of Black Elephant vintners, including white, red, and Cap Classique varieties, and guests will take home goodie bags as well.
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