AP Verhoef (FACILITATOR & LECTURER)
AP brings over a decade of experience in hemp cultivation and processing, having spent time in Lithuania in 2015 specializing in hemp cultivation for grain and basic processing. Since 2016, he has been involved in hemp breeding in South Africa. With more than 15 years of experience growing cannabis, AP has been working with medicinal and heirloom plants since 2014, with a particular focus on extraction and other specialized techniques.
CLARA NORELL (LECTURER)
Clara is the owner of Swedish Hemp Industries SHI, a consultancy that works with hemp fibers/stems as sustainable fossil-free innovative bio-based materials/applications for different industries. In her 6th year of Hemp farming in Sweden, her company is the first ever in Sweden to produce Swedish grown and de-hulled hemp seeds for the health food market in Sweden.
TEBOGO SELEME (LECTURER)
Tebogo Seleme is as seasoned Cannabis grower who has also been growing other crops on his father's farms for years. In 2021 he decided to pivot to Hemp cultivation for its versatile use and got his Hemp cultivation license from the Department of Agriculture. He is the founder and Co-Owner of Budwise farm and was recently part of a training initiative in the Eastern Cape funded by the ECRDA.
By the end of this 1 day Hemp learning experience, attendees will have an understanding of: