Participants enjoy samples of local produce, including oils, cheeses and homemade feijoa ice cream. He said he was visiting Manawatū to explore export opportunities, as well as agri-tech and food research partnerships between New Zealand and Israel. He came to the market because “at the end of it, [agri-tech] is about farmers and the produce”. Each participant was given a box full of local produce, combined to form six samplings. In the Sheepish Snack, Cartwheel Creamery’s marama camembert from Pohangina Valley met the Baked Dane’s cracker from Levin, and was topped with a pear from Tracey s pears. The Saleyard Starter had Palmerston North s Nadia s Kitchen falafel, Foxy Bangers from Foxton, microgreens grown by Emoyeni in Tararua, and a heritage potato from Hensons Garden.