SWAKARA INDUSTRY MEETS IN KEETMANSHOOP
Published: 19 Sep 2013 

After a successful international Swakara pelt auction in Copenhagen on 8 September 2013, the Swakara industry will once again be buzzing with activities; this time in Keetmanshoop in the coming week, 23 to 25 September 2013.The proceedings will start on Monday with the AGM of the Swakara Breeders Society; followed on Tuesday with the first Swakara Industry Forum (SIF); the renaming of 4th Street to Swakara Avenue; and the elite Swakara ram auction on Wednesday. The street name unveiling will be done by Hon. Bernadus Swartbooi, Governor of /Karas Region.The highlight of the events will be the annual gala dinner, Swakara fashion show and awards ceremony, hosted by the Karakul (Swakara) Board of Namibia.Awards for the best Swakara pelt producers of 2013 will be handed out together with a prize for the winner of the Swakara Young Designers competition of Namibia. At the gala dinner,the Golden Lamb will be awarded to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry and to Kopenhagen Fur. The CEO, Mr Torben Nielsen will receive the Golden Lamb on behalf of Kopenhagen Fur. The Golden Lamb is awarded to outstanding institutions and/or personalities with the mutual interest of the Swakara industry at their heart. The award is presented annually since 1979.One part of the prize for the winners of respective Swakara competitions is a week-long trip to Copenhagen to witness one of the annual Swakara pelt auctions. The other part of the prizes is kept a surprise. The prizes, worth more than N$100,000, are sponsored by Agra Ltd.; Kopenhagen Fur; and the Karakul (Swakara) Board of Namibia.For more information on the events and on the Swakara industry, please contact Ms Jenny Körner, Swakara Industry Coordinator, at the House of Swakara on 0811299378.