Upcoming Events

4th Essential and Vegetable Oils Conference

Date: 23–24 July 2026

Venue: Rosemarie Hill, Pretoria East

About the Event

Beyond the Oil  will be attending the 4th Essential and Vegetable Oils Conference hosted in collaboration with SAEOPA, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition 

(the dtic) UNIDO, SECO and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). 

The conference brings together government, industry, researchers and producers to discuss quality, sustainability, innovation and market opportunities within the essential and vegetable oils sector.

Why We Are Attending

As part of our mission to advance agricultural value addition and enterprise development, this conference provides an opportunity to learn from industry leaders, build partnerships and bring valuable insights back to South African farmers and entrepreneurs.  

Bangiswani K. Sithole, author of Beyond The Oil, will participate in the conference to engage with the industry leaders, explore emerging opportunities in value addition, and contribute to conversations shaping the future of South Africa's essential oils sector.

Conference highlights, photographs and key insights will be published here after the event.

• SAEOPA : https://saeopa.co.za

• UNIDO : https://www.unido.org

• the dtic : https://www.thedtic.gov.za

• TIA : https://www.tia.org.za

Topics: Essential Oils • SAEOPA • dtic • UNIDO • SECO • TIA

 Beyond the Oil .  Value Addition Agriculture