8 September 2020

Wednesday 9 September sees the opening of the four-day, agriculture focused conference, that will be broadcast on the digital TV channel, AgriXtra.

Registration to the conference is now open at nampovirtual.co.za and is complimentary.

The four-day conference programme modules include panel discussions led by industry luminaries including Jannie de Villiers – CEO: Grain SA; Chris Burgess – Editor-in-Chief: Landbouweekblad and Mpumelelo Mkhabela.

A number of leading economists including Dawie Roodt, Wandile Sihlobo, Professor Johann Kirsten and Theo Vorster will also participate as panellists.

Conference topics include:

–        Profitability with exposure to the international market

–        Agriculture and the economic recovery programme in South Africa – Post Covid-19

–        Did Covid-19 speed up the adoption of new technologies?

–        The Agricultural Development Agency journey

–        Public Private Partnerships – the role they play in supporting sustainable agriculture and transformation

–        Unlocking the potential of Agriculture in SA’s economic recovery

–        Agriculture and environmental science

–        Adv Tembeka Ngcukaitobi: Exclusive insights on his forthcoming book on land reform

–        Climate smart beef

–        Why a Breeding and Technology levy on seed?

–        Alternative Energy