Ballito became the centre of the agricultural world for a few days last week.

Hundreds of farmers, experts and some of the world’s leading agricultural entrepreneurs attended the fifth annual Urban Agri Summit at The Capital Zimbali from Wednesday to Friday.

Hosted by Enterprise iLembe, it was the first time that the summit had reached North Coast shores after previously calling Durban home.

The event attracted speakers from 13 countries who shared their vision for our mutual agricultural future.

Targeted sessions covering everything from farm finance to how AI will impact agriculture were held on Wednesday and Thursday, with local farm visits on Friday.

It was a perfect showcase for iLembe’s farming strengths, as highlighted by iLembe District Municipality mayor, Thobani Shandu, in the closing address on day one.

He spoke about the possibility of using vertical farming in the district, while calling on farmers to embrace new technologies to improve their operations.

To find out more about what specific topics were covered at the event, visit urbanagrisummit.magentaglobalevents.com

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