Cheeba Hemp Week

Name: Cheeba Hemp Week
Brand: Cheeba Cannabis Academy
SKU: 41927190413398
Price: 4895.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock

R 4,895.00

Join us for a 4-day week on all things Hemp.

The Cheeba Hemp Week is designed for anybody interested in joining the emerging Hemp industry in South Africa and across the continent and takes place at our Campus in Rivonia, Johannesburg.

The course runs over 4 consecutive days from 9:00 - 3:30pm and will be held in October 2025. It is a blended learning experience mixing in person theory lectures with online Zoom lectures as well as hands on practicals focused on low tech Hemp applications and a farm site visit.

The Cheeba Hemp Week will cover the following topics:

An introduction to Industrial Hemp
Agro-ecological significance of Industrial Hemp
Cultivation & harvesting of Industrial Hemp
Product development potential
Harnessing Hemp
Business potential for the Industrial Hemp sector
Agro-rural perspective on Harnessing Hemp
Farm site visit
Hemp permit application process
Low tech Hemp practicals

The course is one of its kind, giving attendees a deep understanding of all the facets of the emerging hemp industry which will place them in a great position to make an educated decision about whether this industry is the right one for them to enter.

Please note that you will need to be available for all 4 days of the course.

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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.

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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:

Hemp genetics
Agronomic practices for Hemp
Agri-climatic zones and conditions for Hemp
Essential nutrients
The agro-ecological value of Hemp
The importance of agro-rural farmer integration
Manufacturing process and infrastructure requirements for Hemp-based products

Different Hemp applications including building material and food processing
Case Study: Sustainable Hemp architecture
Commercialization of the Hemp industry
Hemp market analysis
Viability of hemp-based product development
Economies of scale for Hemp farming
Circular and green economies

SHARING THE HARVEST
PHIVO ARTEMIDES (FACILITATOR & LECTURER)
Phivo holds a Masters in Urban Studies in Sustainable Energy Efficient Cities. His research was on the viability of hemp agriculture to create bio-composite materials whilst addressing agro-rural socio-economic opportunities in the Eastern Cape.

PLANTING THE SEED
TONY BUDDEN (WELCOME VIDEO)
Tony is considered by many to be the African godfather of hemp having fought for its legalisation for over 20 years. He is a founding partner of Hemporium, South Africa’s premier hemp company. Hemporium has been pioneering the use of industrial cannabis products since 1996 and built Africa’s first Hemp House, which is a recognised WDC 2014 project. We are privileged to have him as a member of Cheeba Cannabis Academy's academic board.

HARNESSING HEMP
CLARA NORELL (LECTURER)
Clara is the owner of Swedish Hemp Industries, a consultancy that works with hemp fibers/stems as sustainable fossil-free innovative bio-based materials/applications for different industries. She is a structural and civil engineer, spends her time between Sweden and South Africa where she lives in Gugulethu township. She also plays a key role in the Industrial Hemp Online Conference - Innovation for a Bio-based and Fossil Free Future.

GIVING THE PLANT POTENTIAL
MOSES MLANGENI (LECTURER)
Moses Mlangeni holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Economics at the University of Zululand. He has over 20 years work experience as a financial journalist, lecturer and government economist. Moses Mlangeni was involved in government hemp cultivation trials in the Eastern Cape province in South Africa and has extensive knowledge on cannabis and hemp. He has a wide network of experts in government, private sector and academia, locally and internationally.

GROWING THE SEED
NATIE FERREIRA (LECTURER)
Natie’s (Tamatie - 'Growing Master Growers') 18 years of experience in the green industry as a beautifier, project manager and producer has brought him to the place where horticulture and agriculture meet. He has extensive knowledge and experience of farming and growing Hemp and Cannabis and is a driving force in the industry. He is a founding member and treasurer of the Cannabis Industrial Development Cooperative of the Western Cape (CIDC WC) as well as founding member and chairman of the Association of Compassion (AOC) and runs Tamatie, a company that we have partnered with to teach advanced growing. See our advanced courses: Advanced Grow Workshop and Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

Cheeba Hemp Week

The Cheeba Hemp Week will cover the following topics:

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