Cheeba Hemp Week
Cheeba Hemp Week
Cheeba Hemp Week

Cheeba Hemp Week

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 three times in 2025, in April, July and October. 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.     

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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

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