Topic: Sustainability

Mbali is the CEO of Green Terrace. An agribusiness based in Boksburg, Johannesburg. Farming high value crops namely; baby marrows, green peppers and green beans, supplying to leading retailers, food processing companies and the fresh produce markets across South Africa.

Mbali ‘s Achievements

• In 2018, Mbali was included by Mail & Guardian as Top 100 Women Changing Africa
• Mbali has been featured on several radio interviews and publications such as: True Love Magazine, Drum Magazine, Farmers Weekly and NuFarmer Africa.
• Mbali has been a two-time finalist for the 702 Small Business Awards with Sage One in 2014 and 2017
• Mbali has been a self-funded entrepreneur for the last 6 years.

Keynote Topics

Small Farm, Big Business

• Advantages of intensive small-scale farming
• You don’t need big land (size) to become commercial
• Adopting precision farming methods to become profitable
• Big farms are not necessarily successful farms
• Benefits of managing and operating smaller sized farms
• How smaller farms can produce larger volumes

Data Farms

• The role of technology on farms
• Global trends on farms and how to farm
• How data impacts the way we farm today
• How data can be used to run profitable
• farm businesses
• The use of blockchain for food traceability

You don’t look like a Farmer

• How to challenge business stereotypes
• How to succeed in a male dominated industry
• What it’s like to be a first-generation farmer
• How to lead in unfamiliar environments
• How to lead in your industry
• How to challenge yourself out of your comfort zone

Modern Agriculture

• What it means to be a modern-day farmer
• The importance agriculture plays in the modern world
• The transformation of agriculture over the past decades
• An outlook on the global agricultural landscape
• The relationship between the farmer, chef and consumer
• How farmers can be mainstream
• Educating consumers about food and its origins