June 14, 2024
The SA Canegrowers delegation at the recent Agbiz Congress held at Sun City outside Johannesburg:
From left: Dr Muhammad Kadwa, Industry Affairs Manager; Dr Thomas Funke, CEO; Higgins Mdluli, Chairman; Thobani Lubisi, Board member and Mfundo Msimango, former Board member.
The congress, titled, “Navigating Agricultural Challenges in a Changing Global Landscape” was described as offering a “pivotal platform for reflections on domestic and global challenges impacting businesses within the agricultural sector. Topics discussed at the event included, political uncertainty, rising geopolitical tensions, the desire to expand agricultural markets, economic conditions and ways of improving the efficiency of network industries.