Time: 09:00–16:00 SAST
Venue: Hybrid: Online: Via Zoom | In-person venue: Future Africa Campus, UP.
Healthy bees are essential for sustainable food systems. Building consumer trust in honey requires collaboration across research, industry and government to ensure authenticity, food safety, traceability and sustainable production.
Event overview
The University of Pretoria (UP) and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Forum on Food Safety (AFFS) will host a National Science Month seminar, “From Pollination to Palate: Building Consumer Trust in the South African Honey Value Chain”.
The seminar is supported by UP’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, the DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS), the African German Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems and Applied Agricultural and Food Data Science (UKUDLA), Fair Food and Trade Systems for Africa through Food Convergence Innovation, and Food Safety 4 Africa.
The seminar will bring together researchers, government, industry, regulators, and beekeepers to strengthen the honey value chain through science, innovation, and collaboration.
Target audience
- Researchers
- Producers
- Regulators
- Retailers
- Consumers, and members of the public.
Event details
Date: 31 July 2026
Time: 09:00–16:00 SAST
Venue: Hybrid: Online: Via Zoom | In-person venue: Future Africa Campus, UP.
Registration required. Register here.
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