Dr Pieter Mulder, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is invited as guest speaker as a dinner celebration of A.L.G. Estates' accolade as South Africa's National Farmer of the Year 2010.

The event will be preceded by a short tour of the citrus operations in the Upper Olifants River valley near Citrusdal. It will include a visit to a packhouse and juicing plant, employees' conveniences such as sport and school facilities as well as a number of Black Economic Empowerment programmes currently underway. There will be ample opportunity to interact with employees for some first-hand impressions. The dinner celebration will also mark the end of the annual Western Cape Citrus Producers' Forum conference and be attended by their delegates. These will include representatives from top importers and supermarket chains from the US, UK and the EU. Representatives from other sectors of the fresh fruit industry and shipping export companies will also attend the celebration.

Suggested Programme 8 March 2011

16:30 Arrival and tour of Goede Hoop Citrus Packhouse, Citrusdal
17:00 Tour of Sterile Insect Technology laboratories, Citrusdal
17:30 Viewing Cedar Citrus Black Economic Empowerment Project
18:00 Informal gathering with small group of leading farmers, Citrus Select
Packhouse, Swartvlei
19:00 Dinner, Karnemelksvlei
19:45 Master of Ceremonies welcomes guests
20:00 Speech Gerrit van der Merwe, Director, ALG Estates
20:15 Dinner is served
21:15 Speech Dr. Pieter Mulder, Deputy Minister Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

For further information contact:
Mr Gerrit van der Merwe
Office: 022 921 3544
Cell: 082 569 8787
Email: gerrit@algestates.com