Capturing Industry Opportunities for Desert People - 3

Wednesday, 5 November 2008 15:30 - 17:00, Ellery Room A

Chair

Glenise Coultard

The "U"-turn: business confidence in Karoo town

Deidré van Rooyen, Centre for Development Suppoort, University of the Free State, South Africa

Creative ways of supporting livelihoods and businesses in the desert

Ram Vemuri, Charles Darwin University

Economic impact of the desert

Maria Fay Rola-Rubzen, Desert Knowledge CRC and Curtin University of Technology

The Potential of Olives as a Major Arid Areas Niche Crop in South Africa

Sue Taylor, Centre for Development Support, Arid Areas Programme, University of Free State, South Africa