Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Setšong is made up of artisanal, handcrafted tea products that are crafted from wild harvested, indigenous, African plants found in the natural landscapes of South Africa; more prominently within the rural areas of Limpopo. Through tea harvesting & crafting, Setšong aims to develop the economy, establish and create jobs within the rural areas of South Africa. Setšong works in collaboration with community elders, who are indigenous knowledge practitioners, to create a range of tea blends, using the region’s Diya root and Tepane leaf which contain high anti-oxidants and minerals to rejuvenate

Mamntlane Phyto=pharmaceuticals and Nutrition is a company which focuses on herbal syrups and superfoods.

Inqaba Yesizwe Holdings trading as Inqaba Yesizwe Phyto-pharmaceuticals and Nutritional supplements Healing holistically with Plant-base tonics, elixirs, herbal teas and supper foods

D CHEM GROUP is a 100% Black female-owned company.D CHEM GROUP is a diversified chemical manufacturing company based in Pietermaritzburg. It distinguishes itself in the market place through the production of innovative products which are in much use in daily life. The company is currently manufacturing detergents and we have just started working on a project with traditional healers to create a database of natural active ingredients with anti-diabetic activity.

Mushroom House is all about mushrooms. We do research at the University of the Frees State to further understand mushrooms and their medicinal properties. We grow all sorts of medicinal mushrooms on a small scale to be able to expand into a factory in the near future. We work alongside farmers to test the animal feed we provide and the help them get an alternative food source with added medicinal properties which will help their livestock. We also work with farmers providing the food source for our mushrooms to help them move unwanted waste material left over after their production. We seek to

Tongaat Hulett Starch is Africa’s largest producer of Starch, Glucose and related products. We produce a wide range of high quality products for customers across Africa and around the world using maize as our raw material. The products manufactured at our five mills are essential ingredients in the manufacturing processes by hundreds of different companies, in as many industries.

AfricaBio is an independent, not-for-profit biotechnology stakeholder association based in Pretoria, South Africa. The association was established in 1999 to promote the safe, ethical and responsible research, development and use of biotechnology and its products in South Africa and the region. It has a dedicated secretariat, a Chief Executive Officer and a Board of Directors. Its mandate is to provide accurate information, create awareness and understanding as well as knowledge on biotechnology and biosafety in the African region. AfricaBio has membership that spans from major global

Innovate Durban is a Non-Profit Company aimed at stimulating innovation within the Durban region. Its focus is to support and promote innovation by creating platforms that will build and develop the innovation ecosystem in Durban. Innovate Durban was set up by the eThekwini Municipality in 2013 in an effort to create a conducive environment for innovation. At the time, there was a lack of support for innovation and there was limited collaboration. Innovate Durban was initially set up as a Stakeholder Forum that brought together business, government, academia, civil society and entrepreneurs