2nd SA Conference on Essential and Vegetable Oils
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) partnered with United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the South African Essential Oils Producers Association (SAEOPA), and successfully hosted a two-day conference in Pretoria from 21-22 July 2022. The theme of the conference was ‘New Horizons and Innovations for the Essential and Vegetable Seed Oil Industry’. The conference looked at ways to increase the uptake of South African-produced essential and vegetable oils and to enhance their capacity to compete effectively internationally.
Day 1: 21 July 2022
Session 1
- Essential oils – pharmacology & other things: Prof David Katerere
- The Future of Essential Oils and Seed Oil Industry in Cellular Agriculture: Prof Thierry Regnier
- Metabolomics of baobab oil Analysis and authentication of cyclopropenoid fatty acids using NMR spectroscopy: Dr Wilma Augustyn
Session 2
- Regenerative agriculture and Organic farming practices in Essential oil farming: Mr Daniel Fourie
- Agriculture and Economics: Dr John Purchase
Session 3
- Climate Change & Environmental Policies: Ms Michelle Nott
- Abstract – Shared Horizons – The Essential & Fixed Oils Industry Pulls Together: By Catherine Kuit-Crowley
- Shared Horizons – The Essential & Fixed Oils Industry Pulls Together: By Catherine Kuit-Crowley
Day 2: 22 July 2022
Session 4
- Involving Communities in the Valorisation of Natural Products: Dr Merida Smuts
- Intercropping as an option for smaller operations: R J du Preez & K de Jager
- Origin Organics: Mr Julian da la Hunt
Session 5
- Strengthening the Quality of Essential & Vegetable Oil Exports from South Africa: Dr Elsie Meintjies
- To understand how a system is changing, we need to pay attention to how narratives are changing: Dr Shawn Cunningham
- Testing of essential and vegetable oils: Mr Juan Pablo Davila
- Testing procedures for stability and efficiency of natural products: • Ashwell R. Ndhlala PhD, DPhil, MRSSAf
Session 6
- Diversity and ecological state of aromatic plants: Prof Ben-Erik van Wyk
- New Horizons and innovations for the essential and vegetable seed oil industry: Ms Karen Swanepoel
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