Food Industry

Farm-to-Fork Conference 2026

Science, Production & Market Systems

2026-11-04 – 2026-11-05

Chapman Golf Course, 6 Smit Cres, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: +263 24 2747487

A three-day international gathering connecting research, veterinary practice, feed science, processing and market access across the farm-to-fork value chain. Featuring keynotes, parallel scientific tracks, an FMD summit, technical roundtables, exhibitions and networking.

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Programme

Full conference agenda

Day 1 — Wednesday, November 4, 2026

CORE SCIENCE & ANIMAL HEALTH

08:30–09:30
Registration & Networking
Day 1 — Core Science & Animal Health
Opening Keynote
09:30–10:00
Resilient Food Production Systems in a Changing World
Talk
Opening Keynote
10:00–10:15
Hidden impediments in animal production and meat quality processing
Talk
Opening Keynote
10:15–10:30
Coffee / Tea Break
Diagnosis and Management of Diseases
10:30–10:50
Herd health surveillance — national and local farm disease monitoring programmes
Talk
Diagnosis & Management of Diseases — vaccines and disease control strategies
10:50–11:10
Goat diseases impacting production — diagnosis and mitigation
Talk
ORF, Foot Rot, tick-borne and gastrointestinal parasites
11:10–11:30
Disinfection science for ruminant pathogens
Talk
Tick-borne diseases and FMD
11:30–11:50
Poultry disease diagnostics & mitigation strategies
Talk
11:50–12:10
Swine diseases impacting production efficiency
Talk
Parasitic, viral and bacterial
12:10–13:10
Lunch Break
Production Optimization — Feed and Nutrition Innovation
13:10–13:30
Poultry nutrition strategies for different market segments
Talk
Production Optimization — Feed & Nutrition Innovation
13:30–13:50
Innovations in fibre nutrition for monogastrics
Talk
Feed & Nutrition Innovation
13:50–14:10
Dietary protein, fat, starch and fibre on net energy in housed livestock
Talk
Feed & Nutrition Innovation
14:10–14:30
Optimising pellet size for broilers & layers by target market
Talk
Feed & Nutrition Innovation
14:30–14:50
Carbohydrate source choice for dairy feed
Talk
Improving milk production and quality
14:50–15:20
Coffee / Tea Break
Regulations and Marketing
15:20–15:40
Animal products processing & regulatory regimes
Talk
Dairy, pork, beef, poultry & aquaculture — Regulations & Marketing
15:40–16:00
Strategic production and processing for target market segments
Talk
Regulations & Marketing
16:20–16:40
Cost strategies in feed formulation
Talk
Managing feed cost and downstream animal products
16:40–17:00
Quality, cost and affordability — local government role in regulating retail products
Panel
Regulations & Marketing
17:00–17:10
Closing of Day 1 Programme

Day 2 — Thursday, November 5, 2026

EFFICIENT PRODUCTION, PROCESSING & REGULATIONS

08:30–12:30
Golf Programme (18 holes)
Individual and team results — teams balanced on handicap and male/female ratio
08:30–09:30
Registration & Networking
Day 2 — Efficient Production, Processing & Regulations
09:30–12:00
Exhibition & Networking
Networking session for sponsors, exhibitors, poster presenters and participants. Coffee & tea 09:30–10:30.
12:00–13:00
Lunch Break
Feed and Animal Health
13:00–13:20
Mycotoxins and pesticides — animal health and production impact
Talk
Feed and Animal Health
13:20–13:40
Adapting veterinary practice to biosecurity demands
Talk
Feed and Animal Health
13:40–14:00
Field-level disease management strategies
Talk
Feed and Animal Health
14:20–14:40
Chemical and microbiological contaminants — management and control
Talk
Feed and Animal Health
14:40–15:10
Coffee / Tea Break (Posters & Company Exhibitions)
Industry Talk and Panels
15:10–15:30
Feeding the Future: Nutrition Innovation
Panel
Industry Talks & Panels
15:30–15:50
Next-generation vaccines for livestock & poultry
Panel
Industry Talks & Panels
15:50–16:30
Prize Giving, Announcements & Close