Agbiz Information Days 2019

Agbiz hosted two very successful half-day information sessions for members and other role players on 7 November 2019 in Pretoria and 8 November 2019 in Paarl. The sessions focused on current challenges in the policy and legislation environment, as well as developments and opportunities in the agribusiness sector.

Theo Venter of North-West University and Ferdi Meyer and Gerhard van der Burgh of BFAP were the guest speakers.

The programme and presentations are available here:

Programme

Agbiz and its role in South Africa's economy - Dr John Purchase, Agbiz CEO

The forces at play in the political economy today - Theo Venter, NWU Business School

SA agricultural policy: what’s in store for the medium term? - Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz chief economist

Legislation that drives and influences agricultural development  - Theo Boshoff, Agbiz head of Legal Intelligence

Is there room for growth in South Africa’s agriculture? - Prof. Ferdi Meyer (Pretoria) / Gerhard van der Burgh (Paarl), Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP)