This week’s agricultural activities include the AWEI conservation symposium, Babyloren’s wine tasting, Food for Mzansi’s #GatherToGrow session, Swellendam’s garden expo, and a webinar on sustainable plant production. Get your event featured on our weekly calendar by emailing info@foodfoirmzansi.com.
Eita, Mzansi! As usual, this week’s calendar features several must-attend agri events.
Today, the African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI) hosts a webinar on wildlife conservation. On Tuesday, there’s Babylonstoren wine estate’s interactive tour and exhibit. Get ready to #GatherToGrow with the deciduous fruit industry on Wednesday. Thursday is all about a global conference on sustainable plant production and Friday ends on a high with the Swellendam Garden Expo.
Monday, 31 October
The Conservation Symposium 2022
AWE) extends an invitation to its upcoming webinar on sustainable wildlife value chains. The session will investigate the role that voluntary standards and third-party certification schemes might play in facilitating and optimising such systems.
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Tuesday, 01 November
Visit a wine museum
Join Babylonstoren museologist Elsa Vogts for a guided walk through the brand-new wine museum, The Story of Wine, followed by a special tasting of a glass of wine.
The tour promises to be an interactive exhibit and multimedia documentary about the development of the wine industry.
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Wednesday, 02 November
A glance at SA’s deciduous fruit industry
This week’s #GatherToGrow will feature leaders in South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry. Join Food For Mzansi on Twitter Spaces as experts give us an overview and outlook of the deciduous fruit industry.
To join the conversation, follow @foodformzansi and tune in on Wednesday at 18:00.
Thursday, 03 November
Global Conference on Sustainable Plant Production
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will host a virtual event aimed at providing a neutral forum for dialogues on innovation that creates efficient plant production systems.
The programme will focus on many different topics, including buo seed systems, field cropping systems, protected cropping systems, neutral resource management, and many more.
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Friday, 04 November
Swellendam Garden Expo 2022
The Swellendam Garden Club, along with other sponsors, is holding the Swellendam Garden Expo in aid of raising funds for the SPCA.
Hosted over two days, the expo will open up 18 private gardens to the public and there will also be a garden-themed market, a number of interesting talks and demos.
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