This week’s agricultural events include the Food For Mzansi and Land Bank lunchtime conversations at Nampo Cape, a save-the-date for Soil to Soul, a Hortgro health and safety information day, the Western Cape provincial government’s roadshow, and the Berries International Summit. To include your event on the Food For Mzansi calendar, please email info@foodformzansi.co.za.
Dumelang farmers
We start our week with the biggest event in the Western Cape, Grain SA Nampo Cape, where Food For Mzansi, in collaboration with Land Bank, will have lunchtime conversations. Our Soil to Soul event will take place in November, so save the date because you don’t want to miss this chance to network with like-minded women in agriculture.
There are a few events taking place in the Western Cape: Hortgro’s health and safety information day, the Western Cape provincial government’s roadshow on water conservation for farmers, and the Berries International Summit.
Monday 08 September
Lunchtime conversations
Join Food For Mzansi and Land Bank at Nampo Cape for three lunchtime conversations that matter – from bold ideas to real solutions for your farming journey. Whether you’re scaling up or starting out, this is the place to be.
The topics for the three days are:
- Wednesday: Finance meets farming: Land Bank’s role in growing South Africa
- Thursday: Unlocking wheat, barley, canola and oats, and Unlock growth with Land Bank at Nampo Cape
- Friday: Securing the future: Farming with confidence
When: 10 – 12 September
For more information, click here.
Tuesday 09 September
Soil to Soul
Food For Mzansi will host an event that is meant to celebrate women in the agricultural and corporate space for the role they play in different aspects of life.
When: 12 November
Where: Kleinkaap Boutique Hotel.
For more information, click here.
Wednesday 10 September
Hortgro Safety and Health
Hortgro, in collaboration with Philani, will offer free health and safety training to EGVV members.
When: 22 – 23 September and 29 – 30 September
Where: Elgin Fruitgrowers Members Hall, Grabouw
For more information, contact Estelle Meyer (estelle@philani.co.za) and (lean@hortgro.co.za).
Thursday 11 September
Water Roadshow
The Western Cape department of environmental affairs and development planning seeks to create awareness for businesses in the Western Cape to understand the options available to them to become more energy and water-resilient.
As part of the awareness roadshow, open day, in-person, free help desks will be set up in the respective districts of the Western Cape with energy and water sector desk specialists.
Where: City Centre, City of Cape Town
When: 17 September
RSVP for the Green Economy Business Ecosystem Support Roadshow here.
Friday 12 September
Berries International Summit
This event promises to attract an international cross-section of the blueberry value chain to connect, share, engage and listen to a world-class line-up of presentations, keeping our industry at the cutting edge of super-food production and distribution worldwide.
Where: CTICC, Cape Town
When: 25 – 27 September
For more information, click here.
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