Limpopo Edible Insect Trade Project Launch Workshop
South Africa
Mapping South Africa’s Edible Insect Market and Trade Policy Imperatives (AWEI / UNIVEN /DFFE)
Mapping South Africa’s Edible Insect Market and Trade Policy Imperatives (AWEI / UNIVEN /DFFE)
Overall Objectives
- Officially launch the project (Collins Chabane only)
- Collect quantitative + qualitative data using the approved questionnaire
- Map trade networks, volumes, socio-economic impacts, policy barriers, value addition, hygiene/standardisation, informal governance, and formal market linkages
- Build stakeholder buy-in
- Generate inputs for two policy briefs and three master’s studies
DETAILED DAILY PROGRAMMES
Workshop 1: Collins Chabane Municipality
25 May 2026 (Monday) – Day 1: Half-day Launch + Half-day Data Collection
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Time |
Session |
Facilitator / Speaker |
Details / Outputs |
|---|---|---|---|
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08:30 – 08:45 |
Registration, tea & welcome |
LED Champions/SU/IRD teams |
Attendance register |
|
08:45 – 09:00 |
Welcome remarks |
Dr Mathaulula Agnes |
Set the tone, acknowledge dignitaries |
|
09:00 – 09:20 |
Official opening |
Prof Francis Joseph + Mayor / LED Manager (Collins Chabane Municipality) |
Government protocol opening |
|
09:20 – 09:40 |
Project purpose, goals, vision & expected outcomes |
Dr Wiseman Ndlovu |
Presentation |
|
09:40 – 10:00 |
DFFE address (NEMBA/BABS & NBES alignment) |
Ms Lactitia Tshitwamulomoni (DFFE) |
Policy context |
|
10:00 – 10:25 |
LED Municipal Managers inputs (all 3 municipalities) |
LED Managers (Collins Chabane, Thulamela/Thohoyandou, Musina) |
Local economic opportunities & support |
|
10:25 – 10:45 |
Q&A, stakeholder inputs & project expectations |
Dr Mathaulula (Moderator) |
Interactive engagement |
|
10:45 – 11:00 |
Tea break |
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11:00 – 11:15 |
Official closing of launch & group photo |
Prof Francis Joseph |
Launch concluded |
|
11:15 – 13:00 |
Lunch & transition to market |
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13:00 – 16:00 |
Data collection at stalls/markets (enumerators deployed) |
5 Enumerators + Dr Mathaulula/Ndlovu and all interested members |
Target 20–25 questionnaires + field notes |