German Consul General visits OSTRICH INDUSTRY IN OUDTSHOORN

by Dr Ilse Trautmann

TThe German Consul General, Tanja Werheit, visited Oudtshoorn on 28 March 2022 to learn more about the ostrich industry. This follows after her attendance of an event recently hosted at Leeuwenhof in Cape Town by the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, to showcase ostrich products to foreign diplomats.

Ms Werheit visited the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Oudtshoorn Research Farm to find out more about the research that is being executed on ostriches.

She also had the opportunity to get quite close to some of the ostriches that were selected for the ostrich research breeding flock used for genetic improvement.

Later she met with Piet Kleyn, CEO of the South African Ostrich Business Chamber, at the Cape Karoo Ostrich Emporium, where she also viewed all the beautiful and unique ostrich products.

The discussions were positive and will hopefully stimulate exports to Germany. She also offered to assist with finding solutions for export challenges. Ms Werheit was interested in the various aspects of the ostrich industry and the research that is being done and said she will definitely be visiting Oudtshoorn again. AP

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